The Ghost Map
by Steven Johnson
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Author: Steven JohnsonEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-10-19
ISBN: 1594489254
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover
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- The time is summer 1854, with London a breeding ground for disease, with a serious lack in garbage removal, clean water and sewers--and cholera hits. This is that story and the story of the inter-related histories of the spread of disease and the rise of cities, and the nature of scientific inquiry.
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