A National Bestseller, a New York Times Notable Book, and an Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year from the author of Extra Life

"By turns a medical thriller, detective story, and paean to city life, Johnson's account of the outbreak and its modern implications is a true page-turner." -- The Washington Post

"Thought-provoking." -- Entertainment Weekly

It's the summer of 1854, and London is just emerging as one of the first modern cities in the world. But lacking the infrastructure-garbage removal, clean water, sewers-necessary to support its rapidly expanding population, the city has become the perfect breeding ground for a terrifying disease no one knows how to cure. As the cholera outbreak takes hold, a physician and a local curate are spurred to action-and ultimately solve the most pressing medical riddle of their time.

In a triumph of multidisciplinary thinking, Johnson illuminates the intertwined histories of the spread of disease, the rise of cities, and the nature of scientific inquiry, offering both a riveting history and a powerful explanation of how it has shaped the world we live in.

• We started tracking this book on February 3, 2011.
• This book was $12.99 when we started tracking it.
• The price of this book has changed 212 times in the past 4,822 days.
• The current price of this book is $13.99 last checked 22 hours ago.
• This lowest price this book has been offered at in the past 90 days is $9.99.
• This lowest price this book has been offered at in the past six months is $8.99.
• This lowest price this book has been offered at in the past year is $1.99.
• The lowest price to date was $1.99 last reached on August 2, 2023.
• This book has been $1.99 5 times since we started tracking it.
• The highest price to date was $14.99 last reached on February 17, 2024.
• This book has been $14.99 8 times since we started tracking it.

• Medical eBooksInternal MedicineInfectious DiseaseCommunicable Diseases
• Medical eBooksSpecial Topics
• Medical eBooksSpecial TopicsMedicine

• Text-to-Speech: Disabled
• Lending: Disabled
• Print Length: 332 Pages
• File Size: 14,630 KB