Title: Angel of death :
Authors: Williams, Gareth,
Date: 2010
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Physical description: xix, 425 p., [8] p. of plates. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 21 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: R
Abstract: The story of the rise and fall of smallpox, one of the most savage killers in the history of mankind and the only disease ever to be successfully exterminated (30 years ago next year) by a public health campaign.
Contents: Know the enemy -- Of man and angel -- First steps in the right direction -- The ambassador's ingenious lady -- Curiosa Americana -- From passion to fashion -- The greatest improvement? -- Everyday tales of country folk -- The disinterested divulger of a salutary blessing -- Crusaders and infidels -- An affront to the rights of man -- More fatal than smallpox -- The most beautiful discovery or a disastrous illusion? -- Lest we forget -- Death throes for a clinical curiosity -- Legacy of an angel.
Subject headings (LCSH): Smallpox; Smallpox vaccine--History.; Smallpox--History.