{"product_id":"the-american-plague-the-untold-story-of-yellow-fever-the-epidemic-that-shaped-our-history-9780425217757","title":"The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, The Epidemic That Shaped Our History","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this account, a journalist traces the course of the infectious disease known as yellow fever, \"vividly  evoking] the Faulkner-meets-\u003ci\u003eDawn of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e horrors\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) of this killer virus.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Over the course of history, yellow fever has paralyzed governments, halted commerce, quarantined cities, moved the U.S. capital, and altered the outcome of wars. During a single summer in Memphis alone, it cost more lives than the Chicago fire, the San Francisco earthquake, and the Johnstown flood combined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1900, the U.S. sent three doctors to Cuba to discover how yellow fever was spread. There, they launched one of history's most controversial human studies. Compelling and terrifying, \u003ci\u003eThe American Plague\u003c\/i\u003e depicts the story of yellow fever and its reign in this country--and in Africa, where even today it strikes thousands every year. With \"arresting tales of heroism,\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) it is a story as much about the nature of human beings as it is about the nature of disease.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMolly Caldwell Crosby\u003c\/b\u003e is the national bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAsleep: The Forgotten Epidemic That Remains One of Medicine's Greatest Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic That Shaped Our History\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been nominated for several awards. Crosby holds a master's degree in nonfiction and science writing from Johns Hopkins University and previously worked for \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHealth\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUSA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e, among others.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50895258026258,"sku":"9780425217757","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ae3394ac-505a-4a01-aec8-c6ee44daa9dd.jpg?v=1738268812","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-american-plague-the-untold-story-of-yellow-fever-the-epidemic-that-shaped-our-history-9780425217757","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}