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“Loved the journey through the past. Lots of details and information I knew little about.”
Quinn W wrote this review Thursday, November 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Since my mother contracted polio as a child in the 1940's and I, like millions of other children in the 60's and 70's was vaccinated against polio in school, I was interested in learning about the history of the disease in America and the race to find a cure. We all know about Jonas Salk and remember him as the first to develop a polio vaccine, but it is interesting to follow his career and the career of Dr. Sabin, whose vaccine is used today.”
Melody J wrote this review Tuesday, August 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I learned a great deal from this book about the polio epidemic that struck the US and Franklin Roosevelts battle with the disease. Very good read! ”
Sandie M wrote this review Friday, August 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is the story of the rush to develop a vaccine to prevent the crippling and killing disease of polio. The author examines the nature of the disease and how it alarmed Americans as it spread through the population and the personalities of the various people who collaborated and competed to be the first to develop a way of preventing infection. The writing is mostly engaging but there are some mercifully short slow passages.”
Deven B wrote this review Monday, May 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“A great story about the competition between Salk and Sabin to come up with a vaccine for polio but also a fascinating social history of the United States and the history of philanthrophy. Did you know that the first fashion show for charity was for polio?”
Kathy R wrote this review Saturday, July 12 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Interesting look at the social and medical events surrounding Polio in the early and mid-20th century. I learned a lot about the origin and early years of the March of Dimes and about the development of the vaccines. It's really interesting to see how society responded to Polio according to their perceptions of it, and how those perceptions were shaped by the media techniques that are old hat now, but were being pioneered at the time.”
Rhyn D wrote this review Wednesday, February 13 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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