Pox Americana The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82 by Fenn, Elizabeth A - 2001

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Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Hill and Wang. Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 2001. Hardcover. 0809078201 . Has some wrinkled pages due to minimal liquid exposure. Discoloration to pages due to age. - Good overall condition. General wear. No major blemishes. No writing. .

New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2001. hardcover. very good/very good. Some black and white illustrations throughout. 370 pages. 8vo, red boards with black spine, dust wrapper. New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, (2001). Page edges spotted else a very good(+) copy, in a very good dust wrapper. Ex-library copy with wrapper flaps affixed to boards and label removed from rear.<br/> <br/>

Hill and Wang. hardcover. Like New. 5x1x8.

Hill and Wang, 2001. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New.

U.S.A.: Hill and Wang, 2001. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Elizabeth Fenn, is the first historian to reveal how deeply 'Variola ( smallpox ) affected the outcome of the War of Independence, and why it caused a continental epidemic, affecting the lives of virtually everyone in North America from Florida to Alaska. The text block has a slight lean, but is overall a nice clean tight copy.

Slight bend lower left corner, else, as new, unused, unread copy.
Publisher's summary: "A horrifying epidemic of smallpox was sweeping across the Americas when the War of Independence began, and yet we know almost nothing about it. Elizabeth A. Fenn reveals how deeply variola affected the outcome of the war in every colony and the lives of everyone in North America. By 1776, when military action and political ferment increased the movement of people and microbes, the epidemic worsened. Fenn's research shows us how smallpox devastated the American troops at Quebec and kept them at bay during the British occupation of Boston. Soon the disease affected the war in Virginia, where it ravaged slaves who had escaped to join the British forces. During the terrible winter at Valley Forge, General Washington had to decide if and when to attempt the risky inoculation of his troops. In 1779, while Creeks and Cherokees were dying in Georgia, smallpox broke out in Mexico City, whence it… Read More

Hill and Wang. DJ in archival cover. Stated first edition. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 2001.