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Smallpox in Washington's Army : disease, war, and society during the Revolutionary War / Ann M. Becker.
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Ebook Central Perpetual, DDA and Subscription Titles- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Becker, Ann M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Medical care.
- United States.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Health aspects.
- Smallpox--United States--History--18th century.
- Smallpox.
- Smallpox--Vaccination--United States--History--18th century.
- Medicine, Military--United States--History--19th century.
- Medicine, Military.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Biological warfare.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 265 pages.)
- Other Title:
- Disease, war, and society during the Revolutionary War
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2023]
- Contents:
- "The Most Terrible of All Ministers of Death": Smallpox in the Atlantic World
- "Send ye Small pox Into ye Army": The British and the Double-Edged Sword of Smallpox
- "Able and Willing to Bear Arms": Dunmore in the South
- "Vigilance against this most dangerous Enemy": Smallpox at the Siege of Boston
- "Ruined with Smallpox": The Canadian Campaign
- "Disobedience ... will be most severely punished": New York and the Health of the Troops
- "Nothing but death ... before me": Smallpox in Revolutionary War Prisons
- "To Stop the Progress of the Small Pox": Washington Inoculates His Army
- "The Seeds of Small Pox": Smallpox on the Road to Yorktown and Beyond
- Conclusion "The small-pox ... has been checked in its career".
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Becker, Ann M. Smallpox in Washington's Army
- ISBN:
- 9781793630704 (electronic bk.)
- 1793630704 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 40031515328
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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