Rats, lice, & history

being a study in biography, which, after twelve preliminary chapters indispensable for the preparation of the lay reader, deals with the life history of typhus fever ...

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Hans Zinsser: Rats, lice, & history (1985, Papermac)

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Publikuota 1985 m. liepos 23 d., Papermac.

ISBN:
978-0-333-39567-7
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My review of 'Rats, Lice and History'

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While the whole 'yet another diversion' is funny, it gets tired after a while. Some interesting bits, a few good observations about his own times and experiences,but ultimately dated and not all that interesting to me.

Temos

  • Typhus fever.
  • Epidemics -- History.
  • Lice.
  • Rats as carriers of disease.