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The contagion of liberty : the politics of smallpox in the American Revolution / Andrew M. Wehrman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wehrman, Andrew M., 1981- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Smallpox--United States--History--18th century.
- Smallpox.
- Smallpox--Vaccination--United States--History--18th century.
- Public health--United States--History--18th century.
- Public health.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Health aspects.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
- Politics and government.
- Smallpox--Vaccination.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 401 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Politics of smallpox in the American Revolution
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022.
- Summary:
- "The author argues that a demand for public solutions during smallpox epidemics of the eighteenth century, especially broad access to inoculation, influenced revolutionary politics and changed the way that Americans understood their health and governmental responsibilities to protect it"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Sore Spots: Making Inoculation American
- 2. General Inoculation in Boston
- 3. The Norfolk Riots
- 4. The Siege of Castle Pox
- 5. Creating a Critical Mass
- 6. From Rumors to Remedies
- 7. George Washington's About-Face
- 8. Thirteen Scars
- 9. Inoculation Nation
- 10. Vaccination Pains.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781421444666
- 1421444666
- OCLC:
- 1292970654
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