Ghost Map by 路邊攤
The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic — and How it Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
A gripping account of an 1854 London cholera outbreak that follows a physician and a local clergyman as they use careful mapping, interviews, and empirical reasoning to locate a contaminated water pump and challenge prevailing theories of disease. The narrative situates the epidemic within urban overcrowding and sanitation failures, showing how scientific inquiry and public-health reform reshaped the modern city.
- Published
- 2006
- Nationality
- Unknown
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 156
- Original Language
- English
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