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ISBN: 1627797467

ISBN13: 9781627797467

Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them

by Jennifer Wright

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A witty, irreverent tour of history's worst plagues--from the Antonine Plague, to leprosy, to polio--and a celebration of the heroes who fought them

In 1518, in a small town in Alsace, Frau Troffea began dancing and didn't stop. She danced until she was carried away six days later, and soon thirty-four more villagers joined her. Then more. In a month more than 400 people had been stricken by the mysterious dancing plague. In late-seventeenth-century...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1627797467

ISBN13:9781627797467

Release Date:February 2017

Publisher:Henry Holt & Company

Length:336 Pages

Weight:0.96 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 5.7" x 8.3"

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