Book
Polio : an American story / David M. Oshinsky.
[This book] tells the ... story of the polio terror and of the intense effort to find a cure, from the March of Dimes to the discovery of the Salk and Sabin vaccines--and beyond. -Dust jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 0195152948 (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780195152944 (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0195307143
- ISBN: 9780195307146
- Physical Description: 342, [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2005.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The first epidemics -- Warm Springs -- "Cripples' money" -- "And they shall walk" -- Poster children, marching mothers -- The apprenticeship of Jonas Salk -- Pathway to a vaccine -- The starting line -- Seeing beyond the microscope -- "Plague season" -- The rivals -- "The biggest public health experiment ever" -- The Cutter fiasco -- Mission to Moscow -- Sabin Sundays -- Celebrities and survivors. |
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| Subject: | Poliomyelitis > United States > History > 20th century. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | RC 181 .U5 O83 2005 | 30536003 | General Collection | Available | - |