Description: Lazaretto by David S. Barnes Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description "This book tells the compelling story of public health efforts in 19th-century Philadelphia directed at preventing the outbreak of epidemics of cholera, yellow fever, and other diseases. It is a story about quarantine set against the background of the Philadelphia Lazaretto, the first quarantine house built in the United States, and one of the largest in the world"-- Publisher Description How the controversial practice of quarantine saved nineteenth-century Philadelphia after a series of deadly epidemics. Winnter of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia Literary Award by The Athenaeum of PhiladelphiaIn the 1790s, four devastating yellow fever epidemics threatened the survival of Philadelphia, the nations capital and largest city. In response, the city built a new quarantine station called the Lazaretto downriver from its port. From 1801 to 1895, a strict quarantine was enforced there to protect the city against yellow fever, cholera, typhus, and other diseases. At the time, the science behind quarantine was hotly contested, and the Board of Health in Philadelphia was plagued by internal conflicts and political resistance. In Lazaretto, David Barnes tells the story of how a blend of pragmatism, improvisation, and humane care succeeded in treating seemingly incurable diseases and preventing further outbreaks.Barnes shares the lessons of the Lazaretto through a series of tragic and inspiring true stories of people caught up in the painful ordeal of quarantine. They include a nine-year-old girl enslaved in West Africa and freed upon arrival in Philadelphia, an eleven-year-old orphan boy who survived yellow fever only to be scapegoated for starting an epidemic, and a grieving widow who saved the Lazaretto in the midst of catastrophe. Spanning a turbulent century of immigration, urban growth, and social transformation, Lazaretto takes readers inside the life-and-death debates and ordinary heroism that saved Philadelphia when its survival as a city was at stake. Amid the controversy and tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic, this surprising reappraisal of Americas historic struggle against deadly epidemics reminds us not to neglect old knowledge and skills in our rush to embrace the new. Author Biography David Barnes (PHILADELPHIA, PA) is an associate professor of the history and sociology of science at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of The Great Stink of Paris and the Nineteenth-Century Struggle against Filth and Germs. Details ISBN 1421446448 ISBN-13 9781421446448 Title Lazaretto Author David S. Barnes Format Hardcover Year 2023 Pages 312 Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press GE_Item_ID:158567333; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9781421446448
Book Title: Lazaretto
Number of Pages: 312 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Lazaretto : How Philadelphia Used an Unpopular Quarantine Based on Disputed Science to Accommodate Immigrants and Prevent Epidemics
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Year: 2023
Subject: Public Health, Emigration & Immigration, History, Epidemiology
Item Height: 1.2 in
Item Weight: 20 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: David S. Barnes
Item Length: 9.1 in
Subject Area: Social Science, Medical
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Hardcover
