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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Ward, Lucy.     Subjects     Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796.     Dimsdale, Thomas, 1712-1800.     Smallpox -- Russia -- History -- 18th century.     Smallpox -- Vaccination -- Russia -- History -- 18th century.     Russia -- History -- Catherine II, 1762-1796.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Ward, Lucy.       by title:      The Empress and the ...       by call number:      947.0630922 W259e     Search the Web     Ward, Lucy.     Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796.     Dimsdale, Thomas, 1712-1800.     Smallpox -- Russia -- History -- 18th century.     Smallpox -- Vaccination -- Russia -- History -- 18th century.     Russia -- History -- Catherine II, 1762-1796.       MARC Display

The Empress and the English doctor : how Catherine the Great defied a deadly virus / Lucy Ward. by Ward, Lucy. Oneworld Publications, 2022. Call #: 947.0630922 W259e Subjects Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796.   Dimsdale, Thomas, 1712-1800.   Smallpox -- Russia -- History -- 18th century.   Smallpox -- Vaccination -- Russia -- History -- 18th century.   Russia -- History -- Catherine II, 1762-1796. ISBN:  9780861542451 (hc.) Alternate title:  How Catherine the Great defied a deadly virus Description:  xiii, 333 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages [297]-324) and index. Contents:  Preface: The silver lancet -- Introduction : The speckled monster -- The Doctor -- The deadly lottery -- The Empress -- The invitation -- The preparations -- The inoculations -- The new fashion -- The impact -- The celebrity -- The last meeting -- Epilogue : The legacy. Summary:  "A killer virus... an all-powerful Empress... an encounter cloaked in secrecy. Within living memory, smallpox was a dreaded disease. Over human history it has killed untold millions. Back in the eighteenth century, as epidemics swept Europe, the first rumours emerged of an effective treatment: a mysterious method called inoculation. But a key problem remained: convincing people to accept the preventative remedy, the forerunner of vaccination. Arguments raged over risks and benefits, and public resistance ran high. As smallpox ravaged her empire and threatened her court, Catherine the Great took the momentous decision to summon the Quaker physician Tomas Dimsdale to St Petersburg to carry out a secret mission that would transform both their lives. Lucy Ward expertly unveils the extraordinary story of Enlightenment ideals, female leadership and the fight to promote science over superstition." --Publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 947.0630922 W259e Core Collection - Adult Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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