Download or read book The American Plague written by Molly Caldwell Crosby and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-09-04 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this account, a journalist traces the course of the infectious disease known as yellow fever, “vividly [evoking] the Faulkner-meets-Dawn of the Dead horrors” (The New York Times Book Review) of this killer virus. 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 alone, it cost more lives than the Chicago fire, the San Francisco earthquake, and the Johnstown flood combined. In 1900, the U.S. sent three doctors to Cuba to discover how yellow fever was spread. There, they launched one of history's most controversial human studies. Compelling and terrifying, The American Plague depicts the story of yellow fever and its reign in this country—and in Africa, where even today it strikes thousands every year. With “arresting tales of heroism,” (Publishers Weekly) it is a story as much about the nature of human beings as it is about the nature of disease.
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Download or read book The History of Hamilton County and Chattanooga Tennessee written by Zella Armstrong and published by The Overmountain Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first volume in the set details the history of Hamilton County and Chattanooga through 1861, the beginning of the Civil War. The work begins with Hernando de Soto's contact with the area and then explores the Indian natives’ early beginnings and lifestyles as they are known through the archaeological study of the mounds they built in the area. Extensive discussion is given to the Cherokee and Chickamauga Indians, the rise of conflict between their people and the white settlers and government, and their eventual removal west. Included are many biographical sketches of Indians who were influential in the area, with an entire chapter devoted to Chief John Ross.
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Download or read book The National Librarians of Medicine and Their Predecessors written by Christian A. Nappo and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-07-29 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that Walter Reed was once a librarian at the National Library of Medicine? This book looks at the twenty-seven men and women who headed the National Library of Medicine. In its early years, the library was known as the Library of the Surgeon General s Office, and from 1836 to 1865 the Army Surgeon General acted in dual capacity as surgeon and librarian. The first person to hold this dual position (albeit informally) was Joseph Lovell, who began the library by purchasing copies of medical books for his own use. After Lovell died in 1836, his interim successor, Benjamin King, started the process of turning Lovell's collection into a formal library, which grew to become the National Library of Medicine we know today. As the decades passed, the name and functions of the Library of the Surgeon General’s Office were transformed. In 1865, the roles of surgeon general and librarian were separated when Army Surgeon General Joseph K. Barnes hired John Shaw Billings to run the library. Many decades later, in 1922, the Library of the Surgeon General s Office was renamed the Army Medical Library. Eventually, in 1956, the library was transformed into the institution known today as the National Library of Medicine.
Download or read book My Lashbrook Taylor Lineage written by TC Cottrell and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author traces his Lashbrook ancestors back seven generations and his Taylor ancestors back through eight generations. William Lashbrooke, the author's 5th Great-grandfather who was born on 17 October 1717 in Meeth in Devon, England immigrated to the U.S. from Devonshire in 1738 as a bonded passenger/criminal on a ship named "Forward." Isaac Taylor, the author's 6th Great-grandfather who was born on 8 October 1710 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland immigrated to the U.S. from Ireland around 1741. Details on children and grandchildren are included when known. The author also includes facts about the times and places where they lived as well as weaving their life stories into local history when he believes it will add value. Details on living persons is limited or intentionally excluded. Extensive references are included as footnotes and an "all name" index lists each person along with page numbers where they are found.
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Download or read book Treutlen County written by Larry Ronald Braddy and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Treutlen County, Georgia, lies between the Oconee River on its western boundary and the Ohoopee River on the northeast. Stately southern pines and majestic oaks grow on the gently rolling hills of this picturesque county, located on the coastal plains of southern Georgia. Fertile farmlands, dense pine forests, and major transportation routes provide an economic vibrance, which fosters the countys development. Images of America: Treutlen County is an intriguing collection of vintage images that portray the countys people, places, and significant events, including early pioneers, their modes of transportation, life at work and at home, places of worship, and their sources for entertainment. Historic scenes of the bustling Treutlen County community, including the villages of Lothair, Orland, Orianna, Zaidee, and Blackville, and the town of Soperton, which serves as Treutlens county seat, are found throughout these pages. The countys beautiful fields and forests, and its mineral springs and rivers have tied together the exuberance and vitality of the county down through the years.
