The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemicâand How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
of Steven Johnson (Goodreads Author)
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From Steven Johnson, the dynamic thinker routinely compared to James Gleick, Dava Sobel, and Malcolm Gladwell, The Ghost Map is a riveting page-turner about a real-life historical hero, Dr. John Snow. It's the summer of 1854, and London is just emerging as one of the first modern cities in the world. But lacking the infrastructureâgarbage removal, clean water, sewersânecessary to support its rapidly expanding population, the city has become the perfect breeding ground for a terrifying disease no one knows how to cure. As the cholera outbreak takes hold, a physician and a local curate are spurred to actionâand ultimately solve the most pressing medical riddle of their time. In a triumph of multidisciplinary thinking, Johnson illuminates the intertwined histories and inter-connectedness of the spread of disease, contagion theory, the rise of cities, and the nature of scientific inquiry, offering both a riveting history and a powerful explanation of how it has shaped the world we live in.
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- Format Hardcover
- Pages 299 pages
- Publisher Riverhead Books
- Publication Date November 1st 2006
- First Publication 10/19/06
- Language English
- ISBN 9781594489259
- Edition Not informed
- Category History & Politics
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