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OverviewOver 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Molly Caldwell Crosby , Paul WoodsonPublisher: Tantor Audio Imprint: Tantor Audio ISBN: 9781665250504ISBN 10: 166525050 Publication Date: 05 December 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsGripping...highly readable.-- Newsweek Author InformationMolly Caldwell Crosby is the award-winning author of Asleep and The Great Pearl Heist. She lives in Memphis with her husband and two daughters. Paul Woodson has lived in the US and England, received a BFA in acting at Boston University, and has been acting and singing since the age of thirteen. He has recorded over one hundred audiobooks, many in the historical romance and Highlander genres, as well as fantasy novels, thrillers, classics, and young adult titles. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |