Bestselling author Johnson illuminates the intertwined histories of the spread of cholera in 19th-century London, the rise of cities, and the nature of scientific inquiry, offering both a riveting hiStory and a powerful explanation of how it has shaped the World of today.
In a triumph of multidisciplinary thinking, Johnson illuminates the intertwined histories of the spread of disease, the rise of cities, and the nature of scientific inquiry, offering both a riveting hiStory and a powerful explanation of how it has shaped the World we live in..
As the cholera outbreak takes hold, a physician and a local curate are spurred to action-and ultimately solve the Most pressing medical riddle of their time.
But lacking the infrastructure-garbage removal, clean water, sewers-necessary to support its rapidly expanding population, the city has become the perfect breeding ground for a Terrifying disease no one knows how to cure. --Entertainment Weekly It\'s the summer of 1854, and London is just emerging as one of the first Modern Cities in the world. -- The Washington Post Thought-provoking.
A National Bestseller, a New York Times Notable Book, and an Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year from the author of Extra Life By turns a medical thriller, detective story, and paean to city life, Johnson\'s account of the outbreak and its Modern implications is a true page-turner.
Bestselling author Johnson illuminates the intertwined histories of the spread of cholera in 19th-century London, the rise of cities, and the nature of scientific inquiry, offering both a riveting hiStory and a powerful explanation of how it has shaped the World of today
