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008			180907s2006 nyuab b 001 0 eng
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020			_a1594489254
020			_a9781594489259
020			_a9781594489259
082	0	0	_a614.514 JOH
100	1		_aJohnson, Steven, 1968-
245	1	4	_aThe ghost map _b: the story of London's most terrifying epidemic--and how it changed science, cities, and the modern world _c/ Steven Johnson
260			_aNew York _b: Riverhead Books _c, 2006.
300			_a299 p. _b: ill., maps _c; 24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [285]-290) and index.
520			_a"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into a ten-mile circumference, a hub of travel and commerce, continually pushing the limits of infrastructure that's outdated as soon as it's updated.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."--From source other than the Library of Congress
650			_aCholera _z-England _z-London _x-History _y-19th century
650			_aCholera _x-History _y-19th century
650	2	2	_aDisease outbreaks _x-History _z-London
942			_cMO
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