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Author: Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.739kg
ISBN: 9781476671246
ISBN 10: 1476671249
Pages: 423
Publication Date: 05 December 2017
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
"""This chronology offers researchers a basic overview of the prevalence of disease during specific historical periods.... Scurvy, black lung, tuberculosis, and unknown contagious infections described in ancient writings receive entries along with better known scourges such as smallpox, plague, and HIV/AIDS.""--Booklist; ""Snodgrass distills each outbreak into an engagingly written summary, often providing grim details of the disease's manifestation...recommended""--Choice. Reviews of the first edition: ""a welcome addition...recommended""--Choice; ""research...is phenomenal""--ARBA; ""useful""--C&RL News; ""this work fills a gap""--Catholic Library World; ""this fascinating book is an impressive collection of information that has been finely distilled into a 360-page chronology...the index is invaluable...absorbing...useful glossary...particularly useful to anyone doing preliminary research on a historical disease or epidemic...highly recommended""--Reference Reviews."
This chronology offers researchers a basic overview of the prevalence of disease during specific historical periods.... Scurvy, black lung, tuberculosis, and unknown contagious infections described in ancient writings receive entries along with better known scourges such as smallpox, plague, and HIV/AIDS. Booklist. Reviews of the first edition: a welcome addition...recommended --Choice; research...is phenomenal --ARBA; useful --C&RL News; this work fills a gap --Catholic Library World; this fascinating book is an impressive collection of information that has been finely distilled into a 360-page chronology...the index is invaluable...absorbing...useful glossary...particularly useful to anyone doing preliminary research on a historical disease or epidemic...highly recommended --Reference Reviews.
This chronology offers researchers a basic overview of the prevalence of disease during specific historical periods.... Scurvy, black lung, tuberculosis, and unknown contagious infections described in ancient writings receive entries along with better known scourges such as smallpox, plague, and HIV/AIDS. --Booklist; Snodgrass distills each outbreak into an engagingly written summary, often providing grim details of the disease's manifestation...recommended --Choice. Reviews of the first edition: a welcome addition...recommended --Choice; research...is phenomenal --ARBA; useful --C&RL News; this work fills a gap --Catholic Library World; this fascinating book is an impressive collection of information that has been finely distilled into a 360-page chronology...the index is invaluable...absorbing...useful glossary...particularly useful to anyone doing preliminary research on a historical disease or epidemic...highly recommended --Reference Reviews.
Author Information
Mary Ellen Snodgrass is an award-winning author of English and Latin textbooks and reference works for 40 years. She taught at Hickory High School and Lenoir Rhyne University in North Carolina for 23 years. Her writing focuses on women’s and world literature and history and general research topics, including epidemics, the history of money, clothing, food, and dance. She lives in Hickory, North Carolina.
