Title:
Pox : an American history / Michael Willrich.
Author:
Willrich, Michael.
Publication Information:
New York :
Call Number:
RA644.S6 W55 2011
Abstract:
Chronicles how America's Progressive Era war on smallpox sparked one of the twentieth century's leading civil liberties battles, describing the views and tactics of anti-vaccine advocates who feared an increasingly large government.
Electronic Access:
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1113/2010034544-b.htmlPublisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1113/2010034544-d.html
ISBN:
9781594202865
Series:
The Penguin history of American life
Penguin history of American life.
Physical Description:
422 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Contents:
Beginnings -- The mild type -- Wherever Wertenbaker went -- War is health -- The stable and the laboratory -- The politics of tight spaces -- The antivaccinationists -- Speaking law to power.
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