The Speckled Monster

The Speckled Monster A Historical Tale of Battling Smallpox

Hardback (01 Jan 2003)

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Publisher's Synopsis

A study of early efforts to conquer smallpox profiles two eighteenth-century health pioneers who flouted the medical conventions of their era to draw on African folk knowledge and Eastern traditions to protect their children.

Book information

ISBN: 9780525947363
Publisher: Dutton
Imprint: Dutton
Pub date:
DEWEY: 614.52109
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 474
Weight: 826g
Height: 237mm
Width: 166mm
Spine width: 40mm