The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, The Epidemic That Shaped Our History

Author:   Molly Caldwell Crosby ,  Paul Woodson
Publisher:   Tantor Media, Inc
Edition:   Unabridged edition
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9781541462397


Publication Date:   05 December 2017
Format:   Audio  Audio Format
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The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, The Epidemic That Shaped Our History


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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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Author:   Molly Caldwell Crosby ,  Paul Woodson
Publisher:   Tantor Media, Inc
Imprint:   Tantor Media, Inc
Edition:   Unabridged edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 19.00cm
Weight:   0.072kg
ISBN:  

9781541462397


ISBN 10:   1541462394
Publication Date:   05 December 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Audio
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Gripping...highly readable. --- Newsweek


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Molly Caldwell Crosby is the award-winning author of Asleep and The Great Pearl Heist. She lives in Memphis with her husband and two daughters. Visit her at mollycrosby.com. Paul Woodson holds a BFA in acting from Boston University and has been acting and singing since the age of thirteen. He has recorded close to 150 audiobooks in many different genres--including romance, fiction, history, biography, and mystery-and has performed in over 100 stage productions across the USA and Europe.

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