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The confederate yellow fever conspiracy : the germ warfare plot of Luke Pryor Blackburn, 1864/1865 /
"Dr. Luke Pryor Blackburn, a Confederate physician and expert in infectious diseases, had an idea that might turn the tide: he would risk his own life and career to bring a yellow fever epidemic to the North. Tracing the plans and movements of the conspirators, this thoroughly researched histor...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2019]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Luke Pryor Blackburn, Lover of the South and Its Culture; 2. The Scourge of Yellow Fever; 3. The Canadian Confederacy; 4. Maritime Shipping and the Union Blockade of Confederate Ports; 5. Civil War Medicine and Dr. Blackburn; 6. Dr. Blackburn's Early Confederate Service; 7. Godfrey Joseph Hyams, Co-Conspirator; 8. Nefarious Schemes and Diabolical Plans; 9. Plans for the Importation of Pestilence: The First Shipment of Articles Contaminated with Yellow Fever
- 10. The Second Shipment of Articles Contaminated with Yellow Fever11. Trials in Canada; 12. Trials in the United States; 13. Jefferson Davis: His Involvement in the Plots and the Consequences; 14. The Fate of the Co-Conspirators; 15. Godfrey Joseph Hyams: The Aftermath; 16. Dr. Luke Pryor Blackburn: Ghoul or Governor? Is This the Same Man?; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index