Polio by David Oshinsky
The gripping story of the 1950s polio scare and of the intense--and intensely bitter--competition to find the first vaccine.
An easily approachable yet factually rich narrativeOshinsky provides a very readable and enlightening history that also can be appreciated as good storytelling. * Science USAThe Economist *
"Oshinsky vividly retells one of the greatest of all American success stories and reveals the clash of egos and interests, science and salesmanship that made it possible. Its fresh details will fascinate both those too young to remember polio's scourge and those of us who experienced it firsthand."--Geoffrey C. Ward, author of A First-Class Temperament: The Emergence of Franklin Roosevelt
"As we live through modern-day epidemics like AIDS and SARS, David Oshinsky's compelling Polio reminds us that the struggle is over more than a disease. In this riveting story of America's battle with polio, we learn that government, philanthropy, media, 'big science,' and public fear were all powerful factors to be reckoned with as well. If polio no longer plagues America, its legacy shadows us still. Be prepared for an infectious read." --Lizabeth Cohen, author of A Consumers' Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America
"Oshinsky vividly retells one of the greatest of all American success stories and reveals the clash of egos and interests, science and salesmanship that made it possible. Its fresh details will fascinate both those too young to remember polio's scourge and those of us who experienced it firsthand."--Geoffrey C. Ward, author of A First-Class Temperament: The Emergence of Franklin Roosevelt
"As we live through modern-day epidemics like AIDS and SARS, David Oshinsky's compelling Polio reminds us that the struggle is over more than a disease. In this riveting story of America's battle with polio, we learn that government, philanthropy, media, 'big science,' and public fear were all powerful factors to be reckoned with as well. If polio no longer plagues America, its legacy shadows us still. Be prepared for an infectious read." --Lizabeth Cohen, author of A Consumers' Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America
David M. Oshinsky is George Littlefield Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. A leading historian of modern American politics and society, he is the author of A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy and "Worse Than Slavery": Parchman Farm and the Ordeal of Jim Crow Justice, both of which won major prizes and were New York Times Notable Books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195152944 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195152948 |
| Title | Polio |
| Author | David Oshinsky |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2005-06-23 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Prizes | Winner of Winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for history. |
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