Pox
An American History
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Chronicles how America's Progressive Era war on smallpox sparked one of the twentieth century's leading civil liberties battles, describing the views and tactics of anti-vaccine advocates who feared an increasingly large government.
Author:
Willrich, Michael
Title:
Pox
an American history
an American history
Publisher:
Penguin Press
Imprint:
New York : - Penguin Press
Pages:
422
Series:
ISBN:
1594202869, 9781594202865
Language:
English
Notes:
Beginnings -- The mild type -- Wherever Wertenbaker went -- War is health -- The stable and the laboratory -- The politics of tight spaces -- The antivaccinationists -- Speaking law to power.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Statement of responsibility:
Michael Willrich
Characteristics:
422 p. :,ill. ;,25 cm.
Author (Original Script):
Willrich, Michael
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Add a CommentI heard this book reviewed on NPR following the book festival. It is wonderful! It narrates smallpox while intertwined with civil liberties, drug regulation, american imperialism, and medical sciences. It's an extremely engaging read. Willrich leads readers through the jim crow south, the northeast citiies and tenements, and rural midwest between ventures to PR and the Philippians.