The Resource The ghost map : the story of London's most terrifying epidemic--and how it changed science, cities, and the modern world, Steven Johnson
The ghost map : the story of London's most terrifying epidemic--and how it changed science, cities, and the modern world, Steven Johnson
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- Summary
- "An account of the worst cholera outbreak in Victorian London--and an exploration of how Dr. John Snow's solution revolutionized the way we think about disease in cities. In the summer of 1854, a devastating cholera outbreak seized London just as it was emerging as a modern city: more than 2 million people packed into a ten-mile circumference, a hub of travel and commerce, continually pushing the limits of infrastructure that's outdated as soon as it's updated. Author Johnson chronicles Snow's day-by-day efforts as he risked his own life to prove how the epidemic was being spread. When he created the map that traced the pattern of outbreak back to its source, Dr. Snow didn't just solve a pressing medical riddle--he established a precedent for the way modern city-dwellers, city planners, physicians, and public officials think about the spread of disease and the development of the modern urban environment.--From publisher description."--Source other than the Library of Congress
- Language
- eng
- Label
- The ghost map : the story of London's most terrifying epidemic--and how it changed science, cities, and the modern world
- Title
- The ghost map
- Title remainder
- the story of London's most terrifying epidemic--and how it changed science, cities, and the modern world
- Statement of responsibility
- Steven Johnson
- Subject
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- Cholera
- Cholera -- England | London -- History -- 19th century
- Cholera -- history
- Disease Outbreaks -- history
- England -- London
- Epidemics -- England | London -- History -- 19th century
- History
- 1800 - 1899
- trueLondon
- Snow -- John | 1813-1858
- trueUrban ecology
- Whitehead -- Henry | 1825-1896
- History, 19th Century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "An account of the worst cholera outbreak in Victorian London--and an exploration of how Dr. John Snow's solution revolutionized the way we think about disease in cities. In the summer of 1854, a devastating cholera outbreak seized London just as it was emerging as a modern city: more than 2 million people packed into a ten-mile circumference, a hub of travel and commerce, continually pushing the limits of infrastructure that's outdated as soon as it's updated. Author Johnson chronicles Snow's day-by-day efforts as he risked his own life to prove how the epidemic was being spread. When he created the map that traced the pattern of outbreak back to its source, Dr. Snow didn't just solve a pressing medical riddle--he established a precedent for the way modern city-dwellers, city planners, physicians, and public officials think about the spread of disease and the development of the modern urban environment.--From publisher description."--Source other than the Library of Congress
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1968-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Johnson, Steven
- Dewey number
- 614.5/14
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Interest level
- UG
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Reading level
- 11.2
- Study program name
- Accelerated Reader AR
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Snow
- Whitehead
- Cholera
- Cholera
- Disease Outbreaks
- History, 19th Century
- Cholera
- Epidemics
- Urban ecology
- Cholera
- London
- England
- Label
- The ghost map : the story of London's most terrifying epidemic--and how it changed science, cities, and the modern world, Steven Johnson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-290) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1080509
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 299 pages
- Isbn
- 9781594482694
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- 2006023114
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781594482694
- (OCoLC)70483471
- Label
- The ghost map : the story of London's most terrifying epidemic--and how it changed science, cities, and the modern world, Steven Johnson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-290) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1080509
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 299 pages
- Isbn
- 9781594482694
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- 2006023114
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781594482694
- (OCoLC)70483471
Subject
- Cholera
- Cholera -- England | London -- History -- 19th century
- Cholera -- history
- Disease Outbreaks -- history
- England -- London
- Epidemics -- England | London -- History -- 19th century
- History
- 1800 - 1899
- trueLondon
- Snow -- John | 1813-1858
- trueUrban ecology
- Whitehead -- Henry | 1825-1896
- History, 19th Century
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