false 72453551 466017 1022807 1594482691 9781594482694 48 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256047149m/1022807.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1022807.The_Ghost_Map_The_Story_of_London_s_Most_Terrifying_Epidemic_and_How_It_Changed_Science_Cities_and_the_Modern_World 3.74 194 New York Times Notable Book, and an Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year

It's the summer of 1854, and London is just emerging as one of the first modern cities in the world. But lacking the infrastructure-garbage removal, clean water, sewers-necessary to support its rapidly expanding population, the city has become the perfect breeding ground for a terrifying disease no one knows how to cure. As the cholera outbreak takes hold, a physician and a local curate are spurred to action-and ultimately solve the most pressing medical riddle of their time.

In a triumph of multidisciplinary thinking, Johnson illuminates the intertwined histories of the spread of disease, the rise of cities, and the nature of scientific inquiry, offering both a riveting history and a powerful explanation of how it has shaped the world we live in.]]> 1563 3.73 4254 1054 4 0 false Fri Sep 25 09:39:28 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 09:39:28 -0700 2009