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ISBN10: 0195152948, ISBN13: 9780195152944, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York] Hardcover First Edition Hardcover. Here David Oshinsky tells the gripping story of the polio terror and of the intense effort to find a cure, from the March of Dimes to the discovery of the Salk and Sabin vaccines--and beyond. Drawing on newly available papers of Jonas Salk, Albert Sabin and other key players, Oshinsky paints a suspenseful portrait of the race for the cure, weaving a dramatic tale centered on the furious rivalry between Salk and Sabin. He also tells the story of Isabel Morgan,perhaps the most talented of all polio researchers, who might have beaten Salk to the prize if she had not retired to raise a family.Oshinsky offers an insightful look at the NationalFoundation for Infantile Paralysis, which was founded in the 1930s by FDR and Basil O'Connor, it revolutionized fundraising and the perception of disease in America. Oshinsky also shows how the polio experience revolutionized the way in which the government licensed and tested new drugs before allowing them on the market, and the way in which the legal system dealt with manufacturers' liability for unsafe products. Finally, and perhaps most tellingly, Oshinsky reveals that polio was never theraging epidemic portrayed by the media, but in truth a relatively uncommon disease. But in baby-booming America--increasingly suburban, family-oriented, and hygiene-obsessed--the specter of polio, likethe ...

ISBN10: 0195152948, ISBN13: 9780195152944, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York] Hardcover First Edition Hardcover. Here David Oshinsky tells the gripping story of the polio terror and of the intense effort to find a cure, from the March of Dimes to the discovery of the Salk and Sabin vaccines--and beyond. Drawing on newly available papers of Jonas Salk, Albert Sabin and other key players, Oshinsky paints a suspenseful portrait of the race for the cure, weaving a dramatic tale centered on the furious rivalry between Salk and Sabin. He also tells the story of Isabel Morgan,perhaps the most talented of all polio researchers, who might have beaten Salk to the prize if she had not retired to raise a family.Oshinsky offers an insightful look at the NationalFoundation for Infantile Paralysis, which was founded in the 1930s by FDR and Basil O'Connor, it revolutionized fundraising and the perception of disease in America. Oshinsky also shows how the polio experience revolutionized the way in which the government licensed and tested new drugs before allowing them on the market, and the way in which the legal system dealt with manufacturers' liability for unsafe products. Finally, and perhaps most tellingly, Oshinsky reveals that polio was never theraging epidemic portrayed by the media, but in truth a relatively uncommon disease. But in baby-booming America--increasingly suburban, family-oriented, and hygiene-obsessed--the specter of polio, likethe ...
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ISBN10: 0195152948, ISBN13: 9780195152944, [publisher: Oxford University Press, USA] Hardcover
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New York: Oxford University Press, Date: 2005. 342 pages in excellent condition. Tiny ink mark on back paste down end paper. Brown cloth with black spine. Silver titles on the spine. No wear on corners. Black DJ with illustration and white titles. Shows no wear. NF/NF. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 2005. Oxford University Press ISBN 0195152948 9780195152944 [CA]

New York: Oxford University Press, USA. Date: 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0195152948 . Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Light bumping at top of front/rear panels. ; 9.3 X 6.1 X 1.5 inches; 342 pages . 2005. Oxford University Press, USA ISBN 0195152948 9780195152944 [US]

New York: Oxford University Press, USA. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Date: 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0195152948 . A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 9.1 X 6.2 X 1.5 inches; 342 pages . 2005. Oxford University Press, USA ISBN 0195152948 9780195152944 [CA]

ISBN10: 0195152948, ISBN13: 9780195152944, [publisher: Oxford University Press, USA, New York] Hardcover First Edition Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Light bumping at top of front/rear panels. ; 9.3 X 6.1 X 1.5 inches; 342 pages.
[Pomona, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2005]
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ISBN10: 0195152948, ISBN13: 9780195152944, [publisher: Oxford University Press, USA, New York] Hardcover First Edition Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Slight scuffing to spine edge and corners of dust jacket. ; 9.3 X 6.1 X 1.5 inches; 342 pages.
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New York Oxford University Press 2005 First Edition; First Printing Hardcover Oshinksy's Pulitzer Prize winning account of the search for a cure to polio set against the backdrop of America in the 1950s. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.; 9.29 X 6.14 X 1.50 inches; 368 pages.

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ISBN10: 0195152948, ISBN13: 9780195152944, [publisher: Oxford University Press, USA 4/1/2005] Hardcover Polio: An American Story 1.45
[Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2005]
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ISBN10: 0195152948, ISBN13: 9780195152944, [publisher: Oxford] Hardcover First Edition Inscribed First Edition, First Printing of this Pulitzer Prize winning medical and cultural history of the American effort to end one of the its great health crisis of the first half of the 20th century -- polio. Inscribed by David Oshinsky to a previous owner on the title page. 342 pages, illustrated. The dust jacket has a "winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in History affixed to the cover. (This is an actual sticker as opposed to later printings when a similar image became part of the cover art.) The dust jacket has light edge wear. The book itself shows no sign of previous use.
[Salisbury, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2005]
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Oxford University Press, Date: 2005. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Signed by Author. 342 pages. Ex-library with typical marks, light discoloring; a good book. The jacket has light discoloring; wrapped; taped inside the covers. The book is inscribed to former Congressman Ike Skelton and signed by Oshinsky on the title page; also a sticker and stamp on the title page. "The crusade that mobilized the nation against the 20th century's most feared disease." Quantity Available: 1. Category: American History; Signed by Author. ISBN: 0195152948. Inventory No: 165960. . 2005. Oxford University Press ISBN 0195152948 9780195152944 [US]

Oxford University Press, USA, April Date: 2005. Hardcover. Very Good - Cash/Very Good. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Still great condition. Secure pages, solid binding. Dust jacket has minor surface and edgewear. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. 2005. Oxford University Press, USA ISBN 0195152948 9780195152944 [US]

Hardback. New. The gripping story of the 1950s polio scare and of the intense-and intensely bitter-competition to find the first vaccine. ISBN 0195152948 9780195152944 [GB]

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Oxford University Press, USA. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Oxford University Press, USA ISBN 0195152948 9780195152944 [US]

New York: Oxford Univ. Press. Hardcover. Date: 2005. 1st Edition. 8vo 342pp . Fine in Fine DJ. B&W Photographs. Winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in History . 2005. Oxford Univ. Press ISBN 0195152948 9780195152944 [US]