The Speckled Monster : A Historical Tale of Battling Smallpox by Jennifer Carrel

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Condition
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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“Solid copy with slight shelf wear and/or age spotting. No Dust Jacket. Backside cover has slight ...
Country of Origin
United States
Series
Historical
Educational Level
Adult & Further Education, High School
Level
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Features
Hardcover
ISBN
9780525947363
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0525947361
ISBN-13
9780525947363
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2453959

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
496 Pages
Publication Name
Speckled Monster : a Historical Tale of Battling Smallpox
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Subject
Preventive Medicine, General, Infectious Diseases, Diseases / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Health & Fitness, Medical
Author
Jennifer Carrell
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.6 in
Item Weight
29.8 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-000137
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
614.5/21/09
Synopsis
A timely book about history's first desperate efforts to conquer the spotted beast of smallpox. What is it like to be caught in the terror and chaos of a smallpox epidemic when you and those you love are unprotected? What is it like to get smallpox, or to watch your children battle the disease? The Speckled Monstertells the dramatic story-both historical and timely-of two parents who dared to fight back against the disease. After barely surviving the agony of smallpox themselves, they both flouted eighteenth-century European medical tradition by borrowing folk knowledge from African slaves and eastern women in frantic bids to protect their children. From their heroic struggles stem the modern science of immunology as well as the vaccinations that remain our only hope should the disease ever be unleashed again. Jennifer Lee Carrell transports readers back to the early eighteenth century to tell the tales of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and Dr. Zabdiel Boylston: two iconoclastic figures who helped save the cities of London and Boston from the deadliest disease mankind has known.
LC Classification Number
RA644.S6C37 2003

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