Author : David S. Barnes
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421446448
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Lazaretto by : David S. Barnes
Download or read book Lazaretto written by David S. Barnes and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2023-05-09 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book tells the compelling story of public health efforts in 19th-century Philadelphia directed at preventing the outbreak of epidemics of cholera, yellow fever, and other diseases. It is a story about quarantine set against the background of the Philadelphia Lazaretto, the first quarantine house built in the United States, and one of the largest in the world"--