A Summer Plague: Polio and Its Survivors

Name: A Summer Plague: Polio and Its Survivors
Brand: Yale University Press
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hardcover – July 26, 1995

by Tony Gould

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ISBN-13: 9780300062922 ISBN-10: 0300062923

Publisher

Yale University Press

Binding

hardcover

Published

July 26, 1995

Weight

2.0 lbs

Dimensions

24.80×3.20×17.10 cm

About this book

A Summer Plague: Polio and Its Survivors by Tony Gould. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780300062922.

A comprehensive account of the polio epidemic in the West, from the first major outbreak in New York in 1916 to post-polio syndrome, combining biographical, political, social, and microbiological perspectives and focusing on key individuals, such as President Roosevelt, Jonas Salk, and Sister Elizabeth Kenny. Concludes with a look at personal experiences of polio survivors in America and England, including the authors. Contains b&w photos. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.