Polio : an American story / David M. Oshinsky.
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- ISBN: 0195152948
- ISBN: 9780195152944
- Physical Description: viii, 342 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-332) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The first epidemics -- Warm springs -- "Cripples' money" -- "And they shall walk" -- Poster children, marching mothers -- The apprenticeship of Jonas Salk -- Pathway to a vaccine -- The starting line -- Seeing beyond the microscope -- "Plague season" -- The rivals -- "The biggest public health experiment ever" -- The cutter fiasco -- Mission to Moscow -- Sabin Sundays -- Celebrities and survivors. |
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| Subject: | Poliomyelitis > United States > History > 20th century. |
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- 27 of 28 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rockingham County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Reidsville Library | 614.5 O (Text) | 31554007888992 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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