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Pox : an American history  Cover Image Book Book

Pox : an American history / Michael Willrich.

Willrich, Michael. (Author).

Summary:

Chronicles how America's Progressive Era war on smallpox sparked one of the twentieth century's leading civil liberties battles, describing the views and tactics of anti-vaccine advocates who feared an increasingly large government.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780143120780
  • ISBN: 0143120786
  • Physical Description: 422 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Beginnings -- The mild type -- Wherever Wertenbaker went -- War is health -- The stable and the laboratory -- The politics of tight spaces -- The antivaccinationists -- Speaking law to power.
Subject: Smallpox > United States > Epidemiology.
Smallpox > United States > History.
Epidemics > United States > History > 19th century.
Epidemics > United States > History > 20th century.
Smallpox > epidemiology > United States.
Smallpox > history > United States.
Disease Outbreaks > United States.
History, 19th Century > United States.
History, 20th Century > United States.
Smallpox > United States > History.
Epidemics > United States > History.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Kirtland Community College Library RA 644 .S6 W55 2012 30542492 General Collection Available -


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