Cholera in Detroit : a history / Richard Adler.

"During the mid to late 19th century, Detroit and the American Midwest were the sites of five major cholera epidemics. The first of these, the 1832 outbreak, was of particular significance--an unexpected consequence of the Black Hawk War. This book is the story of those outbreaks and the efforts to...

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Main Author: Adler, Rich
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]
Subjects:
Cholera > Michigan > Detroit > History.
Public health > Michigan > Detroit > History.
Physical Description:vii, 220 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
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"During the mid to late 19th century, Detroit and the American Midwest were the sites of five major cholera epidemics. The first of these, the 1832 outbreak, was of particular significance--an unexpected consequence of the Black Hawk War. This book is the story of those outbreaks and the efforts to control them"-- Provided by publisher.
Call Number:RC131.M52 D483 2013
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-216) and index.
ISBN:9780786474790 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786474793 (softcover : alk. paper)