Outbreak : plagues that changed history
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Dansville Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
YA 614.49 BAR
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YA 614.49 BAR
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47 pages : col. ill., col. maps ; 31 cm.
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 47).
Description
Describes symptoms and paths of deadly diseases that have impacted the course of human history. Explores how major medical events and plagues impacted society and forever changed the course of history, including a review of the black plague and its effects on the feudal system and yellow fever and its impact on the slave trade. Did the Black Death destroy the feudal system? Did cholera pave the way for modern Manhattan? Did yellow fever help end the slave trade? Remarkably, the answer to all of these questions is yes. Time and again, diseases have impacted the course of human history in surprisingly powerful ways. From influenza to small pox, from tuberculosis to yellow fever, Bryn Barnard describes the symptoms and paths of the world's worst diseases-and how the epidemics they spawned have changed history forever. Highlighted with vivid and meticulously researched illustrations, Outbreak is a fascinating look at the hidden world of microbes-and how this world shapes human destiny every day.Describes symptoms and paths of deadly diseases that have impacted the course of human history.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Barnard, B. (2005). Outbreak: plagues that changed history . Crown Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Barnard, Bryn. 2005. Outbreak: Plagues That Changed History. Crown Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Barnard, Bryn. Outbreak: Plagues That Changed History Crown Publishers, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Barnard, Bryn. Outbreak: Plagues That Changed History Crown Publishers, 2005.
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