A Summer Plague: Polio and Its Survivors

A comprehensive account of the polio epidemic in the West, from the first major outbreak in New York in 1916 to post-polio syndrome, combining biographical, political, social, and microbiological perspectives and focusing on key individuals, such as President Roosevelt, Jonas Salk, and Sister Elizabeth Kenny. Concludes with a look at personal experiences of polio survivors in America and England, including the author's. Contains b&w photos. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.