Elegy for a disease : a personal and cultural history of polio
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General Shelving - 3rd Floor
RC180.2 .F56 2006
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RC180.2 .F56 2006
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| General Shelving - 3rd Floor | RC180.2 .F56 2006 | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
OCLC Fast Subjects
Other Subjects
autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies.
Autobiography
Biography.
Disabled Persons
Finger, Anne.
History, 20th Century
Médecine -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Personal Narrative
Personnes handicapées.
Poliomyelitis
Poliomyelitis -- history
Poliomyélite -- Aspect social -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Poliomyélite -- Patients -- Michigan -- Biographies.
Poliomyélite -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Poliomyélite.
Récits personnels.
United States
Autobiographies.
Autobiography
Biography.
Disabled Persons
Finger, Anne.
History, 20th Century
Médecine -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Personal Narrative
Personnes handicapées.
Poliomyelitis
Poliomyelitis -- history
Poliomyélite -- Aspect social -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Poliomyélite -- Patients -- Michigan -- Biographies.
Poliomyélite -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Poliomyélite.
Récits personnels.
United States
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
viii, 289 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
UPC
9780312347574, 99814018507
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-289).
Description
The author interweaves her personal story of polio with the history of the disease, detailing her own affliction at the age of three, medical efforts to "fix" her disabilities, and the ways polio has shaped her life.
Local note
SACFinal081324
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Finger, A. (2006). Elegy for a disease: a personal and cultural history of polio . St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Finger, Anne. 2006. Elegy for a Disease: A Personal and Cultural History of Polio. New York: St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Finger, Anne. Elegy for a Disease: A Personal and Cultural History of Polio New York: St. Martin's Press, 2006.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Finger, A. (2006). Elegy for a disease: a personal and cultural history of polio. New York: St. Martin's Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Finger, Anne. Elegy for a Disease: A Personal and Cultural History of Polio St. Martin's Press, 2006.
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