The Epidemic · A Collision of Power, Privilege, and Public Health
- Authors
- DeKok, David
- Publisher
- Lyons Press
- Tags
- business , new england (ct; ma; me; nh; ri; vt) , state & local , general , science , 20th century , united states , history , biography & autobiography
- ISBN
- 9780762760084
- Date
- 2011-02-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 4.62 MB
- Lang
- en
*The Epidemic* tells how a vain and reckless businessman became responsible for a typhoid epidemic in 1903 that devastated Cornell University and the surrounding town of Ithaca, N.Y. Eighty-two people died, including 29 Cornell students. Protected by influential friends, William T. Morris faced no retribution for this outrage.