Lazaretto: How Philadelphia Used an Unpopular Quarantine Based on Disputed Scien

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Lazaretto by David S. Barnes "This book tells the compelling story of public health efforts in 19th-century Philadelphia directed at preventing the outbreak of epidemics of cholera, yellow fever, and other diseases. It is a story about quarantine set against the background of the Philadelphia Lazaretto, the first quarantine house built in the United States, and one of the largest in the world"-- FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description How the controversial practice of quarantine saved nineteenth-century Philadelphia after a series of deadly epidemics. Winnter of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia Literary Award by The Athenaeum of PhiladelphiaIn the 1790s, four devastating yellow fever epidemics threatened the survival of Philadelphia, the nations capital and largest city. In response, the city built a new quarantine station called the Lazaretto downriver from its port. From 1801 to 1895, a strict quarantine was enforced there to protect the city against yellow fever, cholera, typhus, and other diseases. At the time, the science behind quarantine was hotly contested, and the Board of Health in Philadelphia was plagued by internal conflicts and political resistance. In Lazaretto, David Barnes tells the story of how a blend of pragmatism, improvisation, and humane care succeeded in treating seemingly incurable diseases and preventing further outbreaks.Barnes shares the lessons of the Lazaretto through a series of tragic and inspiring true stories of people caught up in the painful ordeal of quarantine. They include a nine-year-old girl enslaved in West Africa and freed upon arrival in Philadelphia, an eleven-year-old orphan boy who survived yellow fever only to be scapegoated for starting an epidemic, and a grieving widow who saved the Lazaretto in the midst of catastrophe. Spanning a turbulent century of immigration, urban growth, and social transformation, Lazaretto takes readers inside the life-and-death debates and ordinary heroism that saved Philadelphia when its survival as a city was at stake. Amid the controversy and tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic, this surprising reappraisal of Americas historic struggle against deadly epidemics reminds us not to neglect old knowledge and skills in our rush to embrace the new. Author Biography David Barnes (PHILADELPHIA, PA) is an associate professor of the history and sociology of science at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of The Great Stink of Paris and the Nineteenth-Century Struggle against Filth and Germs. Table of Contents List of Illustrations Introduction: Grace Under Pressure Part I: Struggling for Survival, 1793-1803 1. The Nations Capital at Rock Bottom, 1793-1798 2. Righteousness and Desperation in 1799 3. A New Lazaretto, 1800-1801 4. Exodus (Again) and Compromise, 1802-1803 5. A Regime of Vigilance "to Banish from Among Us Even the Apprehension of Disease" Part II: Managing the New Normal, 1804-1847 6. "Expedient" Measures and Rioting Redemptioners, 1804 7. A Mischievous Boy 8. "This Inhuman Traffic" 9. Fencing Off Neighborhoods 10. "Detained On Account of Her Hides" 11. "Brought to Our Shores by the Cupidity of Others" 12. The Care Cure Part III: Crisis, Statesmanship, and Decline, 1853-1895 13. "Gross and Criminal Negligence" at the Lazaretto, 1853 14. The Darkest Hour 15. Quarantine, a Political Minefield 16. The Final Days, 1888-1895 17. Afterlives Afterword: Did Quarantine Work? Acknowledgements Notes Index Review "Lazaretto" is a joy to read and an engaging experience for readers of a wide field of interests.-- "H-Soz-Kult"The first comprehensive account of the oldest quarantine station in the United States.Rich in detailed source material and its compellingly nuanced.Lazaretto is a joy to read and an engaging experience for readers of a wide field of interests.-- "H-Soz Kult" Promotional How the controversial practice of quarantine saved nineteenth-century Philadelphia after a series of deadly epidemics. Promotional "Headline" How the controversial practice of quarantine saved nineteenth-century Philadelphia after a series of deadly epidemics. Details ISBN1421446448 Author David S. Barnes Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press Year 2023 ISBN-10 1421446448 ISBN-13 9781421446448 Format Hardcover Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press Place of Publication Baltimore, MD Country of Publication United States Illustrations 33 Illustrations, black and white Pages 312 NZ Release Date 2023-05-09 UK Release Date 2023-05-09 DEWEY 614.460974811 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2023-04-17 Publication Date 2023-05-09 Subtitle How Philadelphia Used an Unpopular Quarantine Based on Disputed Science to Accommodate Immigrants and Prevent Epidemics US Release Date 2023-05-09 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. 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