The ghost map : the story of London's most terrifying epidemic-- and how it changed science, cities, and the modern world / Steven Johnson.
A chronicle of Victorian London's worst cholera outbreak traces the day-by-day efforts of Dr. John Snow, who put his own life on the line in his efforts to prove his previously dismissed contagion theory about how the epidemic was spreading.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781594482694
- ISBN: 1594482691
- Physical Description: xviii, 299 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, c2007.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-290) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Preface -- Monday, August 28 : the night-soil men -- Saturday, September 2 : eyes sunk, lips dark blue -- Sunday, September 3 : the investigator -- Monday, September 4 : that is to say, Jo has not yet died -- Tuesday, September 5 : all smell is disease -- Wednesday, September 6 : building the case -- Friday, September 8 : the pump handle -- Conclusion : the ghost map -- Epilogue : Broad Street revisited -- Author's note -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix : notes on further reading -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 11.2 15 147784.
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- Subject:
- Cholera > England > London > History > 19th century.
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- 2 of 2 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 614.5 JOH (Text) | 37810435116701 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
A chronicle of Victorian London's worst cholera outbreak traces the day-by-day efforts of Dr. John Snow, who put his own life on the line in his efforts to prove his previously dismissed contagion theory about how the epidemic was spreading.
