The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic -- and How it Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
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- Synopsis
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A National Bestseller, a New York Times Notable Book, and an Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year. It's the summer of 1854, and London is just emerging as one of the first modern cities in the world. But lacking the infrastructure -- garbage removal, clean water, sewers -- necessary to support its rapidly expanding population, the city has become the perfect breeding ground for a terrifying disease no one knows how to cure.
As the cholera outbreak takes hold, a physician and a local curate are spurred to action -- and ultimately solve the most pressing medical riddle of their time. In a triumph of multidisciplinary thinking, Johnson illuminates the intertwined histories of the spread of disease, the rise of cities, and the nature of scientific inquiry, offering both a riveting history and a powerful explanation of how it has shaped the world we live in.
- Copyright:
- 2006
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 302 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781594482694
- Publisher:
- Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
- Date of Addition:
- 08/30/09
- Copyrighted By:
- Steven Johnson
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature, Earth Sciences, Medicine
- Submitted By:
- Rick Costa
- Proofread By:
- Geneva Vander Poel
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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