Lazaretto : how Philadelphia used an unpopular quarantine based on disputed science to accommodate immigrants and prevent epidemics /
"This book tells the compelling story of public health efforts in 19th-century Philadelphia directed at preventing the outbreak of epidemics of cholera, yellow fever, and other diseases. It is a story about quarantine set against the background of the Philadelphia Lazaretto, the first quarantin...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2023.
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"This book tells the compelling story of public health efforts in 19th-century Philadelphia directed at preventing the outbreak of epidemics of cholera, yellow fever, and other diseases. It is a story about quarantine set against the background of the Philadelphia Lazaretto, the first quarantine house built in the United States, and one of the largest in the world"-- |
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viii, 296 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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Athenaeum literary award ; 2023 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781421446448 1421446448 |