
Get Well Soon
History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them
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Narrateur(s):
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Gabra Zackman
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Auteur(s):
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Jennifer Wright
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A witty, irreverent tour of history's worst plagues - from the Antonine Plague, to leprosy, to polio - and a celebration of the heroes who fought them.
In 1518, in a small town in Alsace, Frau Troffea began dancing and didn't stop. She danced until she was carried away six days later, and soon 34 more villagers joined her. Then more. In a month more than 400 people had been stricken by the mysterious dancing plague. In late-19th-century England an eccentric gentleman founded the No Nose Club in his gracious townhome - a social club for those who had lost their noses, and other body parts, to the plague of syphilis for which there was then no cure. And in turn-of-the-century New York, an Irish cook caused two lethal outbreaks of typhoid fever, a case that transformed her into the notorious Typhoid Mary.
Throughout time, humans have been terrified and fascinated by the diseases history and circumstance have dropped on them. Some of their responses to those outbreaks are almost too strange to believe in hindsight. Get Well Soon delivers the gruesome, morbid details of some of the worst plagues we've suffered as a species, as well as stories of the heroic figures who selflessly fought to ease the suffering of their fellow man. With her signature mix of in-depth research and storytelling, and not a little dark humor, Jennifer Wright explores history's most gripping and deadly outbreaks, and ultimately looks at the surprising ways they've shaped history and humanity for almost as long as anyone can remember.
©2017 Jennifer Wright (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc.Makes terrible history ultimately enlightening
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multiple listen throughs
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Enlightening and Fascinating
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Fantastic Book
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With the COVID-19 pandemic raging now, this is especially relevant reading.
Worth Reading
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I totally will recommend those book. Thanks to the author for writing this.
Lots of fun facts
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Amazing, Timely Book During COVID-19
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Fantastic book!
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Seems almost wrong...
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Satirical and opinionated, really enjoyed ...
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