Overview

This book describes the devastation wrought by epidemics from past centuries in Europe, including the Black Death, the Dancing Mania, and various epidemics in England. Detailed descriptions are provided of the kinds of suffering encountered by victims of these pestilences. It is unlikely that citizens living in our modern age are familiar with the symptoms and effects of horrible diseases that victimized people in Europe, China, Africa, and the Near East over a period of centuries. For those readers wondering if the effects of Ebola resemble those of epidemics of the past, reading the accounts described in this book may be illuminating. No information about Ebola is included in this account because an abundance of literature about Ebola is currently available on the market. By reading the accounts of other plagues, one can see that many of the attributes of Ebola resemble those described in this volume. Will Ebola deliver similar devastation to what is described within? The information included in this book is taken from The Black Death and The Dancing Mania, by J.F.C. Hecker, 1888, and from A History of Epidemics in Britain, by Charles Creighton, 1891. These volumes are now in the public domain.

Full Product Details

9781502918154

Table of Contents

Reviews

Author Information

Rolf McEwen has been a teacher, writer, and photographer for many years. He has published several photo books including Tripping through Oregon, Oregon Coast Drawings, Hawaii Pencil Drawings, Mediterranean Travel Drawings, Sketch Art, Portland Images - Travel Photos of Oregon, Salem Images, Seattle Images, Travel Hawaii - A Photo Montage, Dramatic Images, Images Black and White, Explosion of Color, Flower Wave, Urban Art, and Light Wave - Fluid Photos. He has written plays including The Honeymoon, Mad Love, Inspector Strangelove, Love Will Find a Way, The War, The Joseph Story, Esther the Queen, The Institute, Cranking Up America, and The Fan. He created adaptations for Moliere plays including The Miser, The Middle Class Gentleman, Tartuffified, Deceits of Samson, Ladies of Learning, and The Hypochondriac. He wrote a how-to book regarding theatre arts programs entitled For Love of Drama, describing how to create successful and financially profitable high school drama programs. He wrote a short novel, Mad Man, Wild Woman, about an unemployed, discouraged 19 year old man who falls in love with a woman of the same age who loves him wildly and helps him wonderfully. He published a how-to book about homeschooling entitled Homeschool - How & Why to Do It. His love of humor is apparent in his coffee-table book about how to cope with a boring temporary job--Survival Tactics for Office Workers. He wrote How to Create Wealth--A Book of Wit and Wisdom, Teen Sexuality--A Humorous Guide Book, and a collection of poetry entitled Amazing World. He taught school for 36 years and directed high school plays for 30 years. He initiated and developed a performing arts program for high school students that produced two major performances per year at a theater in Corvallis, Oregon. He directed 71 full-length plays for the stage. He taught high school writing, literature, speech, drama, and photography, and was selected for Who's Who among College Students and Who's Who among High School Teachers. McEwen earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Puget Sound and a Master of Teaching degree from the University of Southern Mississippi. He studied art, music, history, and literature in Rome and Vienna, and traveled throughout Europe.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available