Shadows in the valley : a cultural history of illness, death, and loss in New England, 1840-1916 /
Alan Swedlund examines the history of mortality in several small communities in western Massachusetts from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century--from just before the acceptance of the germ theory of disease through the early days of public health reform in the United States. --from publ...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amherst :
University of Massachusetts Press,
©2010.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Alan Swedlund examines the history of mortality in several small communities in western Massachusetts from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century--from just before the acceptance of the germ theory of disease through the early days of public health reform in the United States. --from publisher description. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 246 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781613760499 1613760493 |