Thomas Apel: 1 book
Feverish Bodies, Enlightened Minds
Science and the Yellow Fever Controversy in the Early American Republic
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2016
From 1793 to 1805, yellow fever devastated U.S. port cities in a series of terrifying epidemics. The search for the cause and prevention of the disease involved many prominent American intellectuals, including Noah Webster and Benjamin Rush. This investigation produced one of the most substantial...
