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Chasing the Cure In New Mexico

- Tuberculosis & the Quest for Health
Af: Nancy Owen Lewis Engelsk Hardback

Chasing the Cure In New Mexico

- Tuberculosis & the Quest for Health
Af: Nancy Owen Lewis Engelsk Hardback
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This book tells the story of the thousands of "health seekers" who journeyed to New Mexico from 1870 to 1940 seeking a cure for tuberculosis (TB), the leading killer in the United States at the time -- and is today the leading infectious killer worldwide. By 1920, 10% of all New Mexico residents were TB sufferers who had come to the state for the fresh air, the high, dry climate, and the endless sunshine thought beneficial to the illness. Writers, painters, architects, doctors, lawyers, business leaders -- all of these came for the cure and many stayed to form influential salons or play a critical role in the state''s struggle for statehood. The story of art, health and financial growth has a seedy underside, however, when it was discovered the native Hispanos and American Indians were being infected by the influx of "lungers". Many of these people were neglected and died. Then, when the prosperous era of health seekers moving to New Mexico ended, it ended quickly -- antibiotics became available and were a reliable cure. The sanatoriums closed; a legacy with many points of light remains.
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This book tells the story of the thousands of "health seekers" who journeyed to New Mexico from 1870 to 1940 seeking a cure for tuberculosis (TB), the leading killer in the United States at the time -- and is today the leading infectious killer worldwide. By 1920, 10% of all New Mexico residents were TB sufferers who had come to the state for the fresh air, the high, dry climate, and the endless sunshine thought beneficial to the illness. Writers, painters, architects, doctors, lawyers, business leaders -- all of these came for the cure and many stayed to form influential salons or play a critical role in the state''s struggle for statehood. The story of art, health and financial growth has a seedy underside, however, when it was discovered the native Hispanos and American Indians were being infected by the influx of "lungers". Many of these people were neglected and died. Then, when the prosperous era of health seekers moving to New Mexico ended, it ended quickly -- antibiotics became available and were a reliable cure. The sanatoriums closed; a legacy with many points of light remains.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 296
ISBN-13: 9780890136126
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 0890136122
Kategori: Social- & Kulturhistorie
Udg. Dato: 1 maj 2016
Længde: 28mm
Bredde: 262mm
Højde: 218mm
Forlag: Museum of New Mexico Press
Oplagsdato: 1 maj 2016
Forfatter(e): Nancy Owen Lewis
Forfatter(e) Nancy Owen Lewis

Kategori Social- & Kulturhistorie

ISBN-13 9780890136126

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 296

Udgave

Længde 28mm

Bredde 262mm

Højde 218mm

Udg. Dato 1 maj 2016

Oplagsdato 1 maj 2016

Forlag Museum of New Mexico Press

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