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Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, USA
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Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers N14M-02403
A timely study of early efforts to conquer smallpox offers a dramatic profile of two eighteenth-century health pioneers--Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and Dr. Zabdiel Boylston--who flouted the European medical conventions of their era to draw on African folk knowledge and Eastern traditions to protect their children, paving the way for the science of modern immunology. 25,000 first printing.
Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Jennifer Lee Carrell holds a Ph.D. in English and American Literature from Harvard University. A writer for Smithsonian magazine, she has taught in the history and literature programs at Harvard.
Titel: The Speckled Monster: A Historical Tale of ...
Verlag: Dutton Adult
Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Schutzumschlag