The Forgotten plague (D) [videorecording] a Steward / Gazit productions, Inc. film for American Experience ; written, produced and directed by Chana Gazit.
Format:
[videorecording]
Publisher:
PBS,
Copyright Date:
c2015
Description:
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally produced as an episode of the PBS show, American experience. Based in part on the book "Living in the shadow of death" by Sheila Rothman. Widescreen presentation. Narrator, Michael Murphy.
Summary:
By the dawn of the nineteenth century, tuberculosis had killed one in seven of all the people who had ever lived. The disease struck America with a vengeance, ravaging communities and touching the lives of almost every family. The battle against the deadly bacteria had a profound and lasting impact on the country, It shaped medical and scientific pursuits, social habits, economic development, western expansion, and government policy. The story is told through the remembrances of those who lived - and were cured - at tuberculosis sanatoriums, along with historians and scientists.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.