{"product_id":"pox-an-american-history-paperback","title":"Pox: An American History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Willrich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e The untold story of how America's progressive-era war on smallpox sparked one of the great civil liberties battles of the twentieth century. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the turn of the last century, a smallpox epidemic swept the United States from coast to coast. In this gripping account, award- winning historian Michael Willrich chronicles the government's fight against the outbreak and the ensuing clash of modern medicine, civil liberties, and state power. Pox introduces readers to memorable characters on both sides of the debate-from the doctors and club- wielding police charged with enforcing the law to vaccinate every citizen to the anti-vaccinationists, who stood up for their individual freedoms but were often dismissed as misguided cranks. Riveting and thoroughly researched, Pox delivers a masterful examination of progressive-era history that resonates powerfully today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Willrich\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eCity of Courts\u003c\/i\u003e. He is an associate professor of history at Brandeis University and a former journalist who wrote for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Monthly, City Paper, The New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, and other magazines. He lives in Wellesley, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 8.44 x 5.47 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 27, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47388622913714,"sku":"9780143120780","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/81fcadf0035e1c5ed1137b5601439109.webp?v=1777923951","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/pox-an-american-history-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}