Hardcover • 2007 • English

The Strange Case of the Broad Street Pump: John Snow and the Mystery of Cholera

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By Sandra Hempel

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About the book

In 1831, an unknown, horrifying, and deadly disease from Asia swept across continental Europe and North America, killing millions and throwing the medical profession into confusion. A killer with little respect for class or wealth, cholera ravaged the squalid streets of Soho and rocked the great centers of Victorian power. In this gripping book, Sandra Hempel tells the story of John Snow, a reclusive doctor without money or social position, whoalone and unrecognizedhad the genius to look beyond ...Show more

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ISBN

9780520250499

Publisher

University of California Press

Published year

2007

Language

English

Original title

The Strange Case of the Broad Street Pump: John Snow and the Mystery of Cholera

Format

Hardcover

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