| Author |
Wooten, Heather Green, 1958-
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| Title |
The polio years in Texas [electronic resource] : battling a terrifying unknown / Heather Green Wooten. |
| Edition |
1st ed. |
| OCLC |
EBC3037892 |
| ISBN |
9781603441407 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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1603441409 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9781603441650 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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1603441654 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9781603443579 (e-book) |
| Publisher |
College Station [Tex.] : Texas A&M University Press, c2009. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 248 p.) : ill., maps, music. |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Poliomyelitis -- Texas -- History -- 20th century.
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Other
Genre heading/s |
Electronic books
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The dawn of a crippling threat -- The Lone Star legacy : polio, Texas politics, and FDR -- Battling a terrifying unknown -- Giving the boot to polio -- Red bricks, white coats, and iron lungs -- Silencing the killer -- A story yet to finish. |
| Reproduction note |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
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