Cholera
The Victorian Plague
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3.7 • 3 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
"[A] fusion of science, social, and medical history . . . fascinating . . . the understanding of and responses to cholera are covered in detail and with sensitivity" —The Victorian Web
Discover the story of the disease that devastated the Victorian population, and brought about major changes in sanitation. Drawing on the latest scientific research and a wealth of archival material, Amanda J. Thomas uses first-hand accounts, blending personal stories with an overview of the history of the disease and its devastating after-effects on British society. This fascinating history of a catastrophic disease uncovers forgotten stories from each of the major cholera outbreaks in 1831–2, 1848–9, 1853–4 and 1866.
Amanda J. Thomas reveals that Victorian theories about the disease were often closer to the truth than we might assume, among them the belief that cholera was spread by miasma, or foul air.
"The book acts as a complete overview of cholera in Victorian Britain, taking a new, accessible approach to a topic previously covered predominately by academic researchers." —Harpenden History
Customer Reviews
Good but not narrative history
The book is well written and full of details and facts, but this is more of a topical history where each chapter is a sub-topic to the main subject of cholera. The target audience is geared more towards those in the medical field or historians interested in the progression of disease and not really for a general reader, unless the reader is very interested in cholera.