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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Oxford Univ Pr
Publication date
April 12, 2005
Pages
342
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780195152944
ISBN-10
0195152948
Dimensions
0.75 by 6.25 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1.40 lbs.
Original list price
$35.00
Other format details
university press
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A history of the polio epidemic that caused widespread panic in America during the early 1950s draws on the papers of Jonas Salk, Albert Sabin, Isabel Morgan, and others to capture the intense--and bitter--competition between Salk and Sabin to find the first vaccine and its implications for such issues as government testing of new drugs and manufacturers' liability. 75,000 first printing.
Editions
Hardcover
Signed edition from Oxford Univ Pr (November 20, 2006)
9780195325966 | details & prices | 384 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $21.00
The price comparison is for this edition
from Oxford Univ Pr (April 12, 2005)
9780195152944 | details & prices | 342 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 0.75 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $35.00
About: A history of the 1950s polio epidemic that caused panic in the United States examines the competition between Salk and Sabin to find the first vaccine and its implications for such issues as government testing of new drugs and manufacturers' liability.
About: A history of the 1950s polio epidemic that caused panic in the United States examines the competition between Salk and Sabin to find the first vaccine and its implications for such issues as government testing of new drugs and manufacturers' liability.
Paperback
from Oxford Univ Pr (September 1, 2006)
9780195307146 | details & prices | 342 pages | 6.00 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $16.95
Prebinding
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (October 20, 2008)
9781439566930 | details & prices | 342 pages | List price $25.95
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