Bibliograph

Pox, an American history, Michael Willrich

Type

Label

Pox, an American history, Michael Willrich

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Pox

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

648922587

Responsibility statement

Michael Willrich

Series statement

Penguin history of American life

Sub title

an American history

Summary

Chronicles how America's Progressive Era war on smallpox sparked one of the twentieth century's leading civil liberties battles, describing the views and tactics of anti-vaccine advocates who feared an increasingly large government

Table Of Contents

Beginnings -- The mild type -- Wherever Wertenbaker went -- War is health -- The stable and the laboratory -- The politics of tight spaces -- The antivaccinationists -- Speaking law to power

Target audience

adult

Classification