The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic That Shaped Our History (Audio book)

Over the course of history, yellow fever has paralyzed governments, halted commerce, quarantined cities, moved the U.S. capital, and altered the outcome of wars. During a single summer in Memphis alone, it cost more lives than the Chicago fire, the San Francisco earthquake, and the Johnstown flood combined. In 1900, the U.S. sent three doctors to Cuba to discover how yellow fever was spread. There, they launched one of history's most controversial human studies. Compelling and terrifying, The American Plague depicts the story of yellow fever and its reign in this country-and in Africa, where even today it strikes thousands every year. With arresting tales of heroism, it is a story as much about the nature of human beings as it is about the nature of disease.

About the author

Molly Caldwell Crosby is the award-winning author of Asleep and The Great Pearl Heist. She lives in Memphis with her husband and two daughters.

Product details

• Authors: Molly Caldwell Crosby
• Assisted by: Paul Woodson (Reader / Narrator)
• Publisher: Tantor Audio
• Languages: English
• Product format: CD-Audio (Playing time: 8h 30min)
• Released: 05.12.2017
• EAN: 9781665250504
• ISBN: 978-1-66525-050-4
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General