Pox Americana
Subtitle: The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Published: October 2, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780809078219
Subjects: United States - Revolutionary War; Smallpox; History: American; Medical; History - U.S.; United States; History / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800); Infectious Diseases; 18th century; History
First sentence: "On Sunday, July 2, 1775, a much-older George Washington stepped out of a carriage in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to take command of the Continental army, newly established by the Congress still meeting in Philadelphia."