This is a book about personal struggle, the corruption of power and the fight for truth.  Samuel Hahnemann stands against the monopoly of the apothecaries of Saxony and the hegemony of doctors happy in their ignorance and fearful of losing their privileges.  Hahnemann's fight for better medical practises resonates in the ebb and flow of the Napoleonic wars - his fortunes rising with the adulation of his supporters then crashing to earth as powerful forces and tragic events unite to strip away his dignity.  Allan Bonsall has written a fictionalised biography that will hold you in its spell from first page to last.  It is a remarkable book of human altruism pitted against the treacherous greed of elites.
Author: Bonsall, Allan Country: Australia Printed: 2006 Binding: Paperback Dimensions: 145 x 210 x 19mm