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Plague diaries : firsthand accounts of epidemics, 430 B.C. to A.D. 1918 / by Ryan Johnson, David Ulrich & Tina Ulrich.

Contributor(s): Publisher: Place of publication not given : Publisher not given, [2020?]Description: 68 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 614.4/90904 23
LOC classification:
  • RA649 .P63 2020
Contents:
1.1: "Such was the history of the plague-" from History of the Peloponnesian War -- 1.2: "During these times there was a pestilence-" History of the Wars -- 1.3: "All human wisdom and foresight were vain-" Foreword to The Decameron -- 1.4: A Journal of the Plague Year- Bubonic Plague in London, 1665 -- 1.5: "The disorder, I fear, increases-" Yellow Fever in Philadelphia, 1803 -- 1.6: "We have a terrible sickness here at this place-" Smallpox on the Ottawa Reservation in Peshawbestown, Michigan, 1881 -- 1.7: "I have used my best effort in a kind way-" Smallpox among the Hopi, 1898 -- 1.8: "We sure did get tired-" Letter from a Volunteer Nurse, October 17, 1918 -- 1.9: "Volunteers Required-" Newspaper Articles on Spanish Flu from Wausau, Wisconsin.
Summary: "Overview: A collection of nine excerpts from historical accounts of epidemics: two from ancient sources, one from the Black Death in 14th century Europe, one from the 1665 Plague of London, one from the late 18th century Yellow Fever outbreak in Philadelphia, two from smallpox epidemics on Native American reservations in the late 19th century, and two from the influenza pandemic of 1918.All readings include a brief introduction to the historical context, a glossary, discussion questions, and sources. Discussion questions can be edited to support learning in various disciplines."-- description from GoOpen Michigan

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1.1: "Such was the history of the plague-" from History of the Peloponnesian War -- 1.2: "During these times there was a pestilence-" History of the Wars -- 1.3: "All human wisdom and foresight were vain-" Foreword to The Decameron -- 1.4: A Journal of the Plague Year- Bubonic Plague in London, 1665 -- 1.5: "The disorder, I fear, increases-" Yellow Fever in Philadelphia, 1803 -- 1.6: "We have a terrible sickness here at this place-" Smallpox on the Ottawa Reservation in Peshawbestown, Michigan, 1881 -- 1.7: "I have used my best effort in a kind way-" Smallpox among the Hopi, 1898 -- 1.8: "We sure did get tired-" Letter from a Volunteer Nurse, October 17, 1918 -- 1.9: "Volunteers Required-" Newspaper Articles on Spanish Flu from Wausau, Wisconsin.

"Overview: A collection of nine excerpts from historical accounts of epidemics: two from ancient sources, one from the Black Death in 14th century Europe, one from the 1665 Plague of London, one from the late 18th century Yellow Fever outbreak in Philadelphia, two from smallpox epidemics on Native American reservations in the late 19th century, and two from the influenza pandemic of 1918.All readings include a brief introduction to the historical context, a glossary, discussion questions, and sources. Discussion questions can be edited to support learning in various disciplines."-- description from GoOpen Michigan

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