Jarrow, Gail

Summary: "...explores the science and grisly history of U.S. Civil War medicine, using actual medical cases and first-person accounts by soldiers, doctors, and nurses."--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7 JAR

Jarrow, Gail

Summary: "Imagine microscopic worms living in the soil. They enter your body through your bare feet, travel to your intestines, and stay there for years sucking your blood like vampires. You feel exhausted. You get sick easily. It sounds like a nightmare, but that's what happened in the American South during the 1800s and early 1900s. Doctors never guessed that hookworms were making patients ill, but...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2022

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 616.9 JAR

Jarrow, Gail

Summary: Chronicles the story of the early 1900s typhoid fever epidemic in New York, providing details as to how its infamous carrier was ultimately tracked down and stopped.--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek 2021

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J614.5 JAR

Jarrow, Gail

Summary: Discusses the achievements of chemist Harvey Washington Wiley, who recognized the dangers of using harmful chemicals, including formaldehyde, borax, and salicyclic acid, in food and medicine and fought for safe products for consumers.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 344.7304 JAR

Jarrow, Gail

Summary: "James Abram Garfield, the 20th President of the United States, was assassinated when he was shot by Charles Guiteau in July 1881, less than four months after he was elected president. But Garfield didn't actually die until 80 days later. In this page-turner, award-winning author Gail Jarrow delves into the fascinating story of the relationship between Garfield and Guiteau, and relates the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane 2021

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 973.84 JAR

Jarrow, Gail

Summary: Traces the efforts of doctors to halt the spread of the plague during the 1900 outbreak in San Francisco, discussing how political leaders tried to keep the epidemic from being publicized and the scientists working to unlock the secrets of the disease.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights 2016

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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 616 JAR