The American Plague: The Untold Story Of Yellow Fever, The Epidemic That Shaped Our History
by Crosby, Molly Caldwell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Near Fine DJ
- ISBN 10
- 0425212025
- ISBN 13
- 9780425212028
- Seller
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Morganton, North Carolina, United States
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Synopsis
In this account, a journalist traces the course of yellow fever, stopping in 1878 Memphis to "vividly [evoke] the Faulkner-meets-'Dawn of the Dead' horrors,"*-and moving on to today's strain of the killer virus.Over the course of history, yellow fever has paralyzed governments, halted commerce, quarantined cities, moved the U.S. capital, and altered the outcome of wars. During a single summer in Memphis alone, it cost more lives than the Chicago fire, the San Francisco earthquake, and the Johnstown flood combined.In 1900, the U.S. sent three doctors to Cuba to discover how yellow fever was spread. There, they launched one of history's most controversial human studies. Compelling and terrifying, The American Plague depicts the story of yellow fever and its reign in this country-and in Africa, where even today it strikes thousands every year. With "arresting tales of heroism,"** it is a story as much about the nature of human beings as it is about the nature of disease.
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- Bookseller
- Chris Hartmann, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 034199
- Title
- The American Plague: The Untold Story Of Yellow Fever, The Epidemic That Shaped Our History
- Author
- Crosby, Molly Caldwell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Near Fine DJ
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0425212025
- ISBN 13
- 9780425212028
- Publisher
- Berkeley Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- LCCN
- 2006050497
- Keywords
- Yellow Fever, Tennessee, Memphis
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medical;
Terms of Sale
Chris Hartmann, Bookseller
All books subject to prior sale, returns accepted within 10 days with notification, if not as described. Prices net to all. METHODS OF PAYMENT: Check with order, U.S. bank funds only. I can also accept deposit or credit card payment through PayPal.��NC residents add 6.75% sales tax. SHIPPING: USPS 4th Class Media Mail: $7.00 minimum, some heavy books more, each additional book $4.00. Priority Mail: $12.00 minimum, many books more, depending on weight and your postal zone; please ask for exact amount. FOR ALL NON-U.S. SHIPMENTS, INQUIRE FOR EXACT SHIPPING COSTS. Also inquire for Fedex, or other special handling.
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About Chris Hartmann, Bookseller
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