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The cholera years : the United States in 1832, 1849, and 1866 / Charles E. Rosenberg ; with a new afterword.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rosenberg, Charles E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cholera--United States--History--19th century.
- Cholera.
- History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- x, 265 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [1987]
- Summary:
- IntroductionPart 1: 1832I. The Epidemic: 1832II. God's Justice?III. Or Man's Injustice?IV. The Medical Profession IV. Aldermen and CholeraPart 2: 1849VI. The Epidemic: 1849VII. Religion, Science, and ProgressVIII. The Nature of Poverty and the Prevention of DiseaseIX. The Medical Profession IIPart 3: 1866X. America After the WarXI. The Metropolitan Board of HealthXII. The Gospel of Public HealthXIII. Conclusion: The Way We Live NowAfterword, 1987Annotated BibliographyIndex
- Notes:
- Bibliography: pages 243-260.
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0226726770
- OCLC:
- 17301276
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