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02395aam a2200361 i 4500 001 9835E5AABC1811EEB1D92FB547ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240126010029 008 220506s2023 enka b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 0861545184 020 $a 9780861545186 035 $a (OCoLC)1314263516 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d UKMGB $d YDX $d OCLCF $d YDX $d MNN $d JIN $d SILO 043 $a e-ur--- 050 4 $a DK168.9 $b .W37 2023 082 04 $a 947.0630922 $2 23 100 1 $a Ward, Lucy. 245 14 $a The Empress and the English doctor : $b how Catherine the Great defied a deadly virus / $c Lucy Ward. 264 1 $a London : $b Oneworld Publications, $c 2023. 300 $a xv, 333 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 20 cm 500 $a First published in 2022. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Preface: the silver lancet -- Introduction: the speckled monster -- The doctor -- The deadly lottery -- The empress -- The invitation -- The preparations -- The incoculations -- The new fashion -- The impact -- The celebrity -- The last meeting -- Epilogue: the legacy. 520 $a "Within living memory, smallpox was a dreaded disease. Over human history it has killed untold millions. Back in the eighteenth century, as epidemics swept Europe, the first rumours emerged of an effective treatment: a mysterious method called inoculation. But a key problem remained: convincing people to accept the preventative remedy, the forerunner of vaccination. Arguments raged over risks and benefits, and public resistance ran high. As smallpox ravaged her empire and threatened her court, Catherine the Great took the momentous decision to summon the Quaker physician Thomas Dimsdale to St Petersburg to carry out a secret mission that would transform both their lives. Lucy Ward expertly unveils the extraordinary story of Enlightenment ideals, female leadership and the fight to promote science over superstition." -- $c Provided by publisher. 600 07 $a Catherine $b II, $c Empress of Russia, $d 1729-1796. 600 10 $a Dimsdale, Thomas, $d 1712-1800. 650 7 $a Smallpox $z Russia $x History. $2 sears 650 7 $a Smallpox $x History. $z Russia $x History. $2 sears 651 7 $a Russia $x History. $2 sears 941 $a 1 952 $l GUPF501 $d 20240126010202.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9835E5AABC1811EEB1D92FB547ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b JINInitiate Another SILO Locator Search