#TheGhostMap | Reviews of The Ghost Map in English Books| Hashreview

#TheGhostMap

The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic – and How it Changed Science, Cities and the Modern World is a book by Steven Berlin Johnson in which he describes the most intense outbreak of cholera in Victorian London (See 1854 Broad Read More..

by Steven Berlin Johnson

Ratings

Likes

Reviews

HASH INFO

Review# tag	TheGhostMap
Review# tag
Hash title	The Ghost Map
Hash title
Description	The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic – and How it Changed Science, Cities and the Modern World is a book by Steven Berlin Johnson in which he describes the most intense outbreak of cholera in Victorian London (See 1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak) The book incorporated the idea of gemeinschaft, dealing with the effects of an epidemic in a city of common values, language, and traditions."Cities." World of Sociology, Gale. Farmington: Gale, 2001. Credo Reference. The two central protagonists are Dr. John Snow, who created a map of the cholera cases, and the Reverend Henry Whitehead, whose extensive knowledge of the local community helped determine the initial cause of the outbreak. Dr. John Snow was a revered anesthetist who carried out epidemiological work in Soho, London."Cholera." Black's Medical Dictionary, 42nd Edition. London: A&C Black, 2010. Around the mid-1850s Snow figured out the source of cholera contamination to be the drinking water from the Broad Street pump. The book was released on 19 October 2006.The cholera outbreak from 1848-49 killed approximately 54,000-62,000 in London, and the outbreak from 1853-54 killed an estimated 31,000 in London.
Description	The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic – and How it Changed Science, Cities and the Modern World is a book by Steven Berlin Johnson in which he describes the most intense outbreak of cholera in Victorian London (See 1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak) The book incorporated the idea of gemeinschaft, dealing with the effects of an epidemic in a city of common values, language, and traditions."Cities." World of Sociology, Gale. Farmington: Gale, 2001. Credo Reference. The two central protagonists are Dr. John Snow, who created a map of the cholera cases, and the Reverend Henry Whitehead, whose extensive knowledge of the local community helped determine the initial cause of the outbreak. Dr. John Snow was a revered anesthetist who carried out epidemiological work in Soho, London."Cholera." Black's Medical Dictionary, 42nd Edition. London: A&C Black, 2010. Around the mid-1850s Snow figured out the source of cholera contamination to be the drinking water from the Broad Street pump. The book was released on 19 October 2006.The cholera outbreak from 1848-49 killed approximately 54,000-62,000 in London, and the outbreak from 1853-54 killed an estimated 31,000 in London.

Created By

Admin

DETAILS

Name	The Ghost Map
Name
Authors	Steven Berlin Johnson
Authors
Translator
Translator
Genre
Genre
Series
Series
Number in series
Number in series
Language	English
Language
Country
Country