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29%OFFNancy Owen Lewis - Chasing the Cure in New Mexico: Tuberculosis and the Quest for Health - 9780890136126 - V9780890136126
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Chasing the Cure in New Mexico: Tuberculosis and the Quest for Health

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Description for Chasing the Cure in New Mexico: Tuberculosis and the Quest for Health Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, 80 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 262 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1282.
This book tells the story of the thousands of health seekers who journeyed to New Mexico from 1870 to 1940 seeking a cure for tuberculosis (TB), the leading killer in the United States at the time -- and is today the leading infectious killer worldwide. By 1920, 10% of all New Mexico residents were TB sufferers who had come to the state for the fresh air, the high, dry climate, and the endless sunshine thought beneficial to the illness. Writers, painters, architects, doctors, lawyers, business leaders -- all of these came for the cure and many stayed to form influential salons or play a critical role in the state's struggle for statehood. The story of art, health and financial growth has a seedy underside, however, when it was discovered the native Hispanos and American Indians were being infected by the influx of lungers . Many of these people were neglected and died. Then, when the prosperous era of health seekers moving to New Mexico ended, it ended quickly -- antibiotics became available and were a reliable cure. The sanatoriums closed; a legacy with many points of light remains.

Product Details

Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1281 g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New Mexico, United States
ISBN
9780890136126
SKU
V9780890136126
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Ref
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About Nancy Owen Lewis
Joan M Jensen is the author of 11 books and over 50 articles on US history.

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