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The polio years in Texas : battling a terrifying unknown /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wooten, Heather Green, 1958-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2009]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Socioeconomic Factors > Texas.
Poliovirus > Texas.
History, 20th Century > Texas.
Disease Outbreaks > history > Texas.
Poliomyelitis > therapy > Texas.
Poliomyelitis > history > Texas.
Poliomyelitis > Texas > History > 20th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The dawn of a crippling threat
  • The Lone Star legacy : polio, Texas politics, and FDR
  • Battling a terrifying unknown
  • Giving the boot to polio
  • Red bricks, white coats, and iron lungs
  • Silencing the killer
  • A story yet to finish.