Exploring the nexus of American Studies and the Medical Humanities, this book examines the interdisciplinary interfaces between disease and American cultures and literatures. It traces the appropri...
Explores both the historical and epidemiological aspects of yellow fever. This book features colorful photographs, maps, and illustrations that provide important explanations of various aspects of ...
Important and Timely Information Related to the Social Studies and Health Curricula These in-depth and informative books examine the nature of these diseases and the devastating effects they have h...
Rodney Syler grew up on a farm in Lynchburg, Tennessee, and outdoor adventures were daily events. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, and learning. Young adulthood brought college, gymnastics, ra...
Through the innovative perspective of environment and culture, Urmi Engineer Willoughby examines yellow fever in New Orleans from 1796 to 1905. Linking local epidemics to the city's place in the At...
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 a...