{"product_id":"quarantine-east-european-jewish-immigrants-and-the-new-york-city-epidemics-of-1892-updated-paperback","title":"Quarantine!: East European Jewish Immigrants and the New York City Epidemics of 1892 (Updated) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHoward Markel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eThis riveting story of the typhus and cholera epidemics that swept through New York City in 1892 has been updated with a new preface that tackles the COVID-19 pandemic.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner, 2003 Arthur J. Viseltear Prize for Outstanding Book in the History of Public Health, American Public Health Association\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eQuarantine! \u003c\/i\u003eHoward Markel traces the course of the typhus and cholera epidemics that swept through New York City in 1892. The story is told from the point of view of those involved--the public health doctors who diagnosed and treated the victims, the newspaper reporters who covered the stories, the government officials who established and enforced policy, and, most importantly, the immigrants themselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on rarely cited stories from the Yiddish American press, immigrant diaries and letters, and official accounts, Markel follows the immigrants on their journey from a squalid and precarious existence in Russia's Pale of Settlement, to their passage in steerage, to New York's Lower East Side, to the city's quarantine islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis updated edition features a new preface from the author that reflects on the themes of the book in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. At a time of renewed anti-immigrant sentiment and newly emerging infectious diseases, \u003ci\u003eQuarantine!\u003c\/i\u003e provides a historical context for considering some of the significant problems that face American society today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoward Markel, MD, PhD\u003c\/b\u003e, is the George E. Wantz Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine and the director of the Center for the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Secret of Life: Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of DNA's Double Helix\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhen Germs Travel: Six Major Epidemics That Have Invaded America and the Fears They Have Unleashed\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.9 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749273501984,"sku":"9781421443669","price":52.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ef28a5f354e985f5dc8d460ebb959305.webp?v=1779928502","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/quarantine-east-european-jewish-immigrants-and-the-new-york-city-epidemics-of-1892-updated-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}