The American plague
the untold story of yellow fever the epidemic that shaped our history
The American plague
the untold story of yellow fever the epidemic that shaped our history
Book - 2006
Traces the impact on American history of yellow fever from the mid-seventeenth century onward, examining in particular the near-destruction of Memphis from the disease and the efforts of four men to combat the deadly scourge.
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| Barcode | Status | Material Type | CallNumber |
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| 37413309910612 | متاح | Non-fiction | 614.541 CROSBY |
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| التنسيق: | كتاب |
| اللغة: | English |
| منشور في: |
New York :
Berkley Books,
2006.
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| الطبعة: | 1st ed. |
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The American Plague
The untold story of yellow fever the epidemic that shaped our history
Electronic Audio
حسب Crosby, Molly Caldwell
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The American plague : |b the untold story of yellow fever, the epidemic that shaped our history / |c Molly Caldwell Crosby. |
| 250 | |a 1st ed. | ||
| 260 | |a New York : |b Berkley Books, |c 2006. | ||
| 300 | |a 308 p. : |b ill., map ; |c 24 cm. | ||
| 520 | |a Traces the impact on American history of yellow fever from the mid-seventeenth century onward, examining in particular the near-destruction of Memphis from the disease and the efforts of four men to combat the deadly scourge. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a pt. 1. The American plague. -- pt. 2. Memphis, 1878. -- Carnival -- Bright canary yellow -- The doctors -- A city of corpses -- The destroying angel -- Greatly exaggerated -- The Havana Commission -- Reparations -- pt. 3. Cuba, 1900. -- A splendid little war -- Siboney -- An unlikely hero -- A meeting of minds -- The Yellow Fever Commission -- Insects -- Vivisection -- Did the mosquito do it? -- Guinea pig no. 1 -- Camp Lazear -- A new century -- Blood -- The etiology of yellow fever -- Retribution -- The mosquito -- pt. 4. United States, present day. -- Epidemic -- A return to Africa -- The vaccine -- History repeats itself -- Epilogue : Elmwood. | |
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