Polio: An American Story

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Illustrated
2006
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Presents a portrait of America in the early 1950s, using the widespread panic over polio to shed light on our national obsessions and fears. Drawing on the papers of Jonas Salk, Albert Sabin and other key players, this book paints a portrait of the race for the cure, weaving a tale centered on the furious rivalry between Salk and Sabin.

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Presents a portrait of America in the early 1950s, using the widespread panic over polio to shed light on our national obsessions and fears. Drawing on the papers of Jonas Salk, Albert Sabin and other key players, this book paints a portrait of the race for the cure, weaving a tale centered on the furious rivalry between Salk and Sabin.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 368
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Published: 01 Sep 2006
ISBN 10: 0195307143
ISBN 13: 9780195307146

Polio: An American Story

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