Get Well Soon by Jennifer Wright5/8/2023 ![]() And in turn-of-the-century New York, an Irish cook caused two lethal outbreaks of typhoid fever, a case that transformed her into the notorious Typhoid Mary and led to historic medical breakthroughs.Throughout time, humans have been terrified and fascinated by the plagues they've suffered from. Wright finds that in fighting epidemics, a strong leader. ![]() ![]() In late-nineteenth-century England an eccentric gentleman founded the No Nose Club in his gracious townhome?a social club for those who had lost their noses, and other body parts, to the plague of syphilis for which there was then no cure. Get Well Soon: History’s Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them Jennifer Wright. In a month more than 400 people had died from the mysterious dancing plague. She danced herself to her death six days later, and soon thirty-four more villagers joined her. ![]() ![]() Read Or Download Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them By Jennifer Wright Full Pages.Ī humorous book about history's worst plagues?from the Antonine Plague, to leprosy, to polio?and the heroes who fought themIn 1518, in a small town in France, Frau Troffea began dancing and didn?t stop. Get Well Soon: Historys Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them is written by Jennifer Wright and published by Henry Holt and Co. ![]()
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