Get Well Soon: History’s Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them by Jennifer Wright
$17.12
A humorous book about history's worst plagues—from the Antonine Plague, to leprosy, to polio—and the heroes who fought them
In 1518, in a small town in France, Frau Troffea began dancing and didn’t stop. She danced herself to her death six days later, and soon thirty-four more villagers joined her. Then more. In a month more than 400 people had died from the mysterious dancing plague.
Description
A humorous book about history’s worst plagues—from the Antonine Plague, to leprosy, to polio—and the heroes who fought them
In 1518, in a small town in France, Frau Troffea began dancing and didn’t stop. She danced herself to her death six days later, and soon thirty-four more villagers joined her. Then more. In a month more than 400 people had died from the mysterious dancing plague.
Related products
-
Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky
$12.23Add to cart
Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky
$12.23In his fifth work of nonfiction, Mark Kurlansky turns his attention to a common household item with a long and intriguing history: salt. The only rock we eat, salt has shaped civilization from the very beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of humankind. A substance so valuable it served as currency, salt has influenced the establishment of trade routes and cities, provoked and financed wars, secured empires, and inspired revolutions. Populated by colorful characters and filled with an unending series of fascinating details, Salt is a supremely entertaining, multi-layered masterpiece.
Quick View -
Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age by Annalee Newitz
$16.29Add to cart
Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age by Annalee Newitz
$16.29Newitz travels to all four sites and investigates the cutting-edge research in archaeology, revealing the mix of environmental changes and political turmoil that doomed these ancient settlements. Tracing the early development of urban planning, Newitz also introduces us to the often anonymous workers―slaves, women, immigrants, and manual laborers―who built these cities and created monuments that lasted millennia.
Quick View -
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson
$19.20Add to cart
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson
$19.20#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers an intimate chronicle of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz—an inspiring portrait of courage and leadership in a time of unprecedented crisis
One of Chicago Tribune’s Best Books of the Year So Far • “A bravura performance by one of America’s greatest storytellers.”—NPR
“Churchill’s lessons of resilience and his style of steady-handed leadership are essential to the state of mind of American readers.”—Vanity Fair
Quick View -
The Broken Circle: A Memoir of Escaping Afghanistan by Enjeela Ahmadi-Miller
$9.99Add to cart
The Broken Circle: A Memoir of Escaping Afghanistan by Enjeela Ahmadi-Miller
$9.99A heart-stopping memoir of a girl shaken by the brutalities of war and empowered by the will to survive, The Broken Circle brilliantly illustrates that family is not defined by the borders of a country but by the bonds of the heart.
Quick View
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.