Includes 40 historic photos, many tables and maps, historical/medical appendices, plus it is extensively indexed according to ships, global seaports, medical personel, immigration, historical characters of the late 19th & early 20th Century, as well as diseases of that period - and newer ones of today.
Medical doctor/historian Cameron, reveals the ghosts of our medical past, as well as a detailed history of the times and maritime/marine shipping from the age of sail into that of steel and steam. It is a tale of tragic events, unimaginable hardships, public health successes/failures, government footdragging, remarkable bravery and unforgivable incompetence.
As new diseases such as H1N1 (bird flu), Ebola, and SARS threaten, along with an anticipated and much feared influenza pandemic, we must learn lessons from the past. This book is an important contribution to medicine, public health and maritime history, as well as an intriguing history of Halifax though a long list of regional and world wars, including the involvement of many of its more prominent citizens.
A great book for historians (amateur or professional), especially 19th Century maritime events/ships, all medical doctors, plus those interested in the sea, global seaports, immigration history and the history of dread disease, including critical lessons for our future.
This book has important parallels for immigration to the USA, and quarantine stations on the eastern seaboard, as well as for cooperation among countries to control epidemic disease.
