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This is not only a fascinating story about people who essentially invented a whole new way of combating deadly diseases. This book showed me how truly limitless the possibilities of nonfiction can be. It blends history, science, urban analysis, a dive into prehistory, and even Dickens—all to tell a story of how everything in the world is deeply interconnected on every level.
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A National Bestseller, a New York Times Notable Book, and an Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year
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…
