Epidemic invasions
Subtitle: yellow fever and the limits of Cuban independence, 1878-1930
By: Mariola Espinosa.
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press; University of Chicago Press; University Of Chicago Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780226218113; 9780226218120
Subjects: Yellow fever -- Cuba -- History; Yellow fever -- Southern States -- History; Public health -- United States -- History; Public health -- Cuba -- History; Medical policy -- United States -- History; Medical policy -- Cuba -- History; United States -- Relations -- Cuba -- History; Cuba -- Relations -- United States -- History
Description: 'Epidemic Invasions' sheds an intriguing new light on the history of U.S. relations with Cuba. In 1897, Yellow Fever threatened the southern U.S., causing panic & economic catastrophe. In response, the U.S. government began to take measures to control the perceived threat from Cuba, where this epidemic had first erupted.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.