{"product_id":"9780143120780","title":"Pox: An American History","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eWillrich, Michael\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePenguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3\/27\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003e The untold story of how America's progressive-era war on  smallpox sparked one of the great civil liberties battles of the  twentieth century. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the turn of the last century, a smallpox epidemic swept the  United States from coast to coast. In this gripping account, award- winning historian Michael Willrich chronicles the government's fight  against the outbreak and the ensuing clash of modern medicine, civil  liberties, and state power. Pox introduces readers to memorable  characters on both sides of the debate-from the doctors and club- wielding police charged with enforcing the law to vaccinate every  citizen to the anti-vaccinationists, who stood up for their individual  freedoms but were often dismissed as misguided cranks. Riveting and  thoroughly researched, Pox delivers a masterful examination of  progressive-era history that resonates powerfully today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43380363067647,"sku":"9780143120780","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780143120780_s600x595.jpg?v=1777307210","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780143120780","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}