The contagion of liberty : the politics of smallpox in the American Revolution / Andrew M. Wehrman.
"The author argues that a demand for public solutions during smallpox epidemics of the eighteenth century, especially broad access to inoculation, influenced revolutionary politics and changed the way that Americans understood their health and governmental responsibilities to protect it"--
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| Other title: | Politics of smallpox in the American Revolution. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2022.
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| Summary: | "The author argues that a demand for public solutions during smallpox epidemics of the eighteenth century, especially broad access to inoculation, influenced revolutionary politics and changed the way that Americans understood their health and governmental responsibilities to protect it"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 401 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781421444666 1421444666 |