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Chasing the Cure in New Mexico: Tuberculosis and the Quest for Health
Nancy Owen Lewis
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Description for Chasing the Cure in New Mexico: Tuberculosis and the Quest for Health
Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, 80 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 262 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1282.
This book tells the story of the thousands of health seekers who journeyed to New Mexico from 1870 to 1940 seeking a cure for tuberculosis (TB), the leading killer in the United States at the time -- and is today the leading infectious killer worldwide. By 1920, 10% of all New Mexico residents were TB sufferers who had come to the state for the fresh air, the high, dry climate, and the endless sunshine thought beneficial to the illness. Writers, painters, architects, doctors, lawyers, business leaders -- all of these came for the cure and many stayed to ... Read more
This book tells the story of the thousands of health seekers who journeyed to New Mexico from 1870 to 1940 seeking a cure for tuberculosis (TB), the leading killer in the United States at the time -- and is today the leading infectious killer worldwide. By 1920, 10% of all New Mexico residents were TB sufferers who had come to the state for the fresh air, the high, dry climate, and the endless sunshine thought beneficial to the illness. Writers, painters, architects, doctors, lawyers, business leaders -- all of these came for the cure and many stayed to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1281 g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New Mexico, United States
ISBN
9780890136126
SKU
V9780890136126
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Ref
99-2
About Nancy Owen Lewis
Joan M Jensen is the author of 11 books and over 50 articles on US history.
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