RED MADNESS
How a Medical Mystery Changed What We Eat
by Gail Jarrow
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Pub Date Mar 01 2014 | Archive Date Aug 03 2014
Boyds Mills Press | Calkins Creek
Description
One hundred years ago, a mysterious and alarming illness spread across America's South, striking tens of thousands of victims. No one knew what caused it or how to treat it. People were left weak, disfugured, insane, and in some cases, dead. Award-winning science and history writer Gail Jarrow tracks this disease, commonly known as pellagra, and highlights how doctors, scientists, and public health officials finally defeated it. Illustrated with 100 archival photographs, Red Madness includes stories about real-life pellagra victims and accounts of scientific investigations. It concludes with a glossary, timeline, further resources, author's note, bibliography, and index.
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Institutitional Publicity
Appearance at the American Library Association Conference, June 2014, Las Vegas, NV
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781590787328 |
| PRICE | $16.95 (USD) |
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