In The Shadow of Polio: A Personal and Social History by Kathryn Black

In The Shadow of Polio: A Personal and Social History

Kathryn Black

330 pages first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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In 1954 Kathryn Black's mother became one of the millions of people worldwide stricken with polio. A year later, as the Salk vaccine became widely available, the nation heaved a collective sigh of relief, and promptly buried its memories along wit...

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