Quarantine!: East European Jewish immigrants and the New York City epidemics of 1892

"The author traces the course of the typhus and cholera epidemics that swept through New York City in 1892. The story is told from the point of view of those involved: the public health doctors who diagnosed and treated those infected, the newspaper reporters who covered the stories, the govern...

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Main Author: Markel, Howard 1960- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore, Maryland Johns Hopkins University Press 2022
Edition:Updated edition
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Summary:"The author traces the course of the typhus and cholera epidemics that swept through New York City in 1892. The story is told from the point of view of those involved: the public health doctors who diagnosed and treated those infected, the newspaper reporters who covered the stories, the government officials who established and enforced policy, and, most importantly, the immigrants themselves who contracted the diseases"--
Physical Description:xxvi, 261 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten, Porträts 23 cm
ISBN:9781421443669

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