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American anthrax : fear, crime, and the investigation of the nation's deadliest bioterror attack / Jeanne Guillemin.
Van Pelt Library HV6433.35 .G85 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Guillemin, Jeanne, 1943-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bioterrorism--United States.
- Bioterrorism.
- Anthrax--United States.
- Anthrax.
- Postal service--United States.
- Postal service.
- Victims of terrorism.
- United States.
- Victims of terrorism--United States.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 309 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Times Books, 2011.
- Summary:
- Guillemin, one of the world's leading experts on anthrax and bioterrorism, presents the definitive account of the anthrax investigation. "American Anthrax" is a gripping tale of terror, intrigue, madness, and cover-up.
- Contents:
- Prologue: the bioterrorism threat
- The diagnosis
- The crime
- New York
- "We have this anthrax"
- The postal victims
- Threat perceptions
- Lone wolf
- Laws, regulations, and rules
- Gone awry
- To war
- The strong desire for justice
- Living proof
- Odd man out
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-288) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780805091045
- 0805091041
- OCLC:
- 701493673
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