The last children's plague : poliomyelitis, disability, and Twentieth-century American culture / Richard J. Altenbaugh.

By: Altenbaugh, Richard J, 1948- [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015Description: 1 online resource (308 pages) : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781137527851 (e-book)Subject(s): Poliomyelitis -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Poliomyelitis -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Last children's plague : poliomyelitis, disability, and Twentieth-century American culture.DDC classification: 362.19892/83500973 LOC classification: RC181.U5 | A48 2015Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
The American plague -- Many yellow caskets -- After treatment -- Wheelchair gladiators -- Home sweet home -- The cripples -- Polio's legacy.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The American plague -- Many yellow caskets -- After treatment -- Wheelchair gladiators -- Home sweet home -- The cripples -- Polio's legacy.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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