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Highlights
- A fascinating look at a bizarre, forgotten epidemic from the national bestselling author of The American Plague.
- About the Author: Molly Caldwell Crosby is the national bestselling author of Asleep: The Forgotten Epidemic That Remains One of Medicine's Greatest Mysteries and The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic That Shaped Our History, which has been nominated for several awards.
- 320 Pages
- Medical, History
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About the Book
Original publication and copyright date: 2010.Book Synopsis
A fascinating look at a bizarre, forgotten epidemic from the national bestselling author of The American Plague. In 1918, a world war raged, and a lethal strain of influenza circled the globe. In the midst of all this death, a bizarre disease appeared in Europe. Eventually known as encephalitis lethargica, or sleeping sickness, it spread worldwide, leaving millions dead or locked in institutions. Then, in 1927, it disappeared as suddenly as it arrived. Asleep, set in 1920s and '30s New York, follows a group of neurologists through hospitals and asylums as they try to solve this epidemic and treat its victims-who learned the worst fate was not dying of it, but surviving it.About the Author
Molly Caldwell Crosby is the national bestselling author of Asleep: The Forgotten Epidemic That Remains One of Medicine's Greatest Mysteries and The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic That Shaped Our History, which has been nominated for several awards. Crosby holds a master's degree in nonfiction and science writing from Johns Hopkins University and previously worked for National Geographic magazine. Her writing has appeared in Newsweek, Health, and USA Today, among others.Dimensions (Overall): 8.23 Inches (H) x 5.6 Inches (W) x .84 Inches (D)
Weight: .64 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 320
Genre: Medical
Sub-Genre: History
Publisher: Berkley Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Molly Caldwell Crosby
Language: English
Street Date: February 1, 2011
TCIN: 92765099
UPC: 9780425238738
Item Number (DPCI): 247-12-1604
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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