The Penguin history of American life., Penguin Press
2011
Abstract
Disease Outbreaks Epidemics Epidemie Epidemiology History History, 19th Century History, 20th Century Pocken Smallpox Smallpox--United States--Epidemiology United States
Chronicles how America's Progressive Era war on smallpox sparked one of the twentieth century's leading civil liberties battles, describing the views and tactics of anti-vaccine advocates who feared an increasingly large government.