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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionseBook editionsThe Speckled Monsterby Jennifer Lee Carrell
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The Speckled Monster tells the dramatic story of two parents who dared to fight back against smallpox. After barely surviving the agony of smallpox themselves, they flouted eighteenth-century medicine by borrowing folk knowledge from African slaves and Eastern women in frantic bids to protect their children. From their heroic struggles stems the modern science of immunology as well as the vaccinations that remain our only hope should the disease ever be unleashed again. Jennifer Lee Carrell transports readers back to the early eighteenth century to tell the tales of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and Dr. Zabdiel Boylston, two iconoclastic figures who helped save London and Boston from the deadliest disease mankind has known. Book News Annotation:Carrell, a regular contributor to Smithsonian Magazine, tells the
story of Lady Mary Montgau and Dr. Zabdiel Boylston, two iconoclastic
figures who flouted 18th-century medicine by borrowing folk knowledge
from African slaves and Eastern women in an effort to save their
children from smallpox. Their efforts helped give birth to the modern
science of immunology. B&w historical illustrations are included.
There is no subject index.
Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:A timely book about history's first desperate efforts to conquer smallpox, "The Speckled Monster" tells the dramatic story of two parents who dared to fight back. After barely surviving the agony of smallpox themselves, they flouted 18th-century medicine by borrowing folk knowledge from African slaves and Eastern women in frantic bids to protect their children. About the AuthorJennifer Lee Carrell holds a Ph.D. in English and American literature from Harvard University. A writer for Smithsonian magazine, she has taught in the history and literature programs at Harvard. Table of ContentsThe Speckled Monster Acknowledgments Introduction Part One. London 1. Two Marys 2. Three Rebellions 3. A Destroying Angel 4. Bidding the World Adieu 5. My Dear Little Son 6. Rosebuds in Lily Skin Part Two. Boston 1. Zabdiel and Jerusha 2. Curiosities of the Smallpox 3. The Beauty of the Sea 4. Caging the Monster 5. Demonic Wings 6. Fathers and Sons Part Three. Hell Upon Earth 1. Salutation Alley 2. Prying Multitudes 3. An Infusion of Malignant Filth 4. The Castle of Misery 5. Signs and Wonders 6. Newgate 7. An Hour of Mourning 8. The King's Pardon 9. Raw Head and Bloody Bones 10. Just Retribution 11. In Royal Fashion Aftermath 1. Meetings and Partings 2. The Practice 3. The People Notes Abbreviations Sources Bibliography What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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