The American Plague by Molly Caldwell Crosby

The American Plague by Molly Caldwell Crosby

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.

Crosby, Molly Caldwell: - Molly Caldwell Crosby is the national bestselling author of Asleep: The Forgotten Epidemic That Remains One of Medicine's Greatest Mysteries and The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic That Shaped Our History, which has been nominated for several awards. Crosby holds a master of arts degree in nonfiction and science writing from Johns Hopkins University and previously worked for National Geographic magazine. Her writing has appeared in Newsweek, Health, and USA Today, among others. She lives in Memphis, Tennessee, with her family.

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ISBN 13	9780425212028
ISBN 10	0425212025
Title	The American Plague
Author	Molly Caldwell Crosby
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Berkley Publishing Group
Year published	2006-11-07
Number of pages	308
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