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Outbreak! Plagues That Changed History

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“An engrossing introduction for young adult readers to the chillingly topical subject of man vs. microbe.” —The Wall Street Journal
 
Did the Black Death destroy medieval Europe? Did cholera pave the way in which for brand new Manhattan? Did yellow fever lend a hand end the slave trade? Remarkably, the solution to all of these questions is yes. Again and again, diseases have impacted the course of human history in surprisingly powerful ways. From influenza to smallpox, from tuberculosis to yellow fever, Bryn Barnard describes the indications and paths of the world’s worst diseases—and how the epidemics they spawned have changed history ceaselessly.
 
Filled with fascinating, regularly gory information about disease and history, Outbreak! is an excellent combination of science and history.

From the Hardcover edition.


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