Discusses the impact of syphilis on many of history's famous figures, detailing the specific ways in which the disease influenced the lives and works of such fi... » 

Discusses the impact of syphilis on many of history's famous figures, detailing the specific ways in which the disease influenced the lives and works of such figures as Beethoven, Vincent van Gogh, Columbus, Abraham Lincoln, Hitler, and Oscar Wilde. Reprint. 20,000 first printing. «