Author: Margaret Humphreys
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0801861969
In the last half of the nineteenth century, yellow fever plagued the American South. Download Yellow Fever and the South from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. It stalked the region's steaming cities, killing its victims with overwhelming hepatitis and hemorrhage. Margaret Humphreys explores the ways in which this tropical disease hampered commerce, frustrated the scientific community, and eventually galvanized local and federal authorities into forming public health boards. She pays particular attention to the various theories for containing the disease and the constant tension between state and federal officials over how public funds should be spent. Her research recovers the specific concerns of the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century South, broadening our understanding of the evolution of preventive me Search and find a lot of medical books in many category availabe for free download. Yellow Fever and the South medical books pdf for free. Her research recovers the specific concerns of the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century South, broadening our understanding of the evolution of preventive me
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0801861969
In the last half of the nineteenth century, yellow fever plagued the American South. Download Yellow Fever and the South from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. It stalked the region's steaming cities, killing its victims with overwhelming hepatitis and hemorrhage. Margaret Humphreys explores the ways in which this tropical disease hampered commerce, frustrated the scientific community, and eventually galvanized local and federal authorities into forming public health boards. She pays particular attention to the various theories for containing the disease and the constant tension between state and federal officials over how public funds should be spent. Her research recovers the specific concerns of the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century South, broadening our understanding of the evolution of preventive me Search and find a lot of medical books in many category availabe for free download. Yellow Fever and the South medical books pdf for free. Her research recovers the specific concerns of the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century South, broadening our understanding of the evolution of preventive me
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