{"product_id":"yellow-jack-9780471472612","title":"Yellow Jack","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe end of a scourge\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The prayer that has been mine for twenty years, that I might be permitted in some way or some time to do something to alleviate human suffering, has been answered!\u003cbr\u003e --Major Walter Reed, writing to his wife, New Year''s Eve, 1900\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As he wrote to his wife of his stunning success in the mission to identify the cause of yellow fever and find a way to eradicate the disease, Walter Reed had answered the prayers of millions. For more than 250 years, the yellow jack had ravaged the Americas, bringing death to millions and striking panic in entire populations. The very mention of its presence in a city or town produced instant chaos as thousands fled in terror, leaving the frail, the weak, and the ill to fend for themselves.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Yellow Jack tracks the history of this deadly scourge from its earliest appearance in the Caribbean 350 years ago, telling the compelling story of a few extraordinarily brave souls who struggled to understand a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fascinating examination of how science works in the real world.   This book may inspire future Walter Reeds to solve tomorrow's medical mysteries.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of College Science Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Forgotten Scourge 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Yellow Fever Comes to America 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Capital Under Siege 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Nothing but a Yellow Fever 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Yellow Fever Moves South 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Nation Threatened 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Yellow Fever’s Odd Couple 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Walter Reed 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Spanish Bullets and Yellow Fever 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Opportunity of a Lifetime 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 “A Soldier’s Chances” 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Putting It All Together 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Affirmation 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Presentation 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Recognition 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Historic Application 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Yellow Fever after Walter Reed 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: After Cuba 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword: Yellow Fever Today 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllustrations begin on page 123\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864649150807,"sku":"9780471472612","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471472612.jpg?v=1722272893","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/yellow-jack-9780471472612","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}