2014
First Published
3.83
Average Rating
192
Number of Pages
One hundred years ago, a mysterious and alarming illness spread across America’s South, striking tens of thousands of victims. No one knew what caused it or how to treat it. People were left weak, disfigured, insane, and in some cases, dead. Award-winning science and history writer Gail Jarrow tracks this disease, commonly known as pellagra, and highlights how doctors, scientists, and public health officials finally defeated it. Illustrated with 100 archival photographs, Red Madness includes stories about real-life pellagra victims and accounts of scientific investigations. It concludes with a glossary, timeline, further resources, author’s note, bibliography, and index.
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Number of Ratings
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Author
Gail Jarrow
Author · 12 books
Gail Jarrow is the award-winning author of nonfiction books and novels for readers 8-18. Latest book: AMERICAN MURDERER: The Parasite That Haunted the South. Visit GailJarrow.com.
