The Resource Saving sickly children : the tuberculosis preventorium in American life, 1909-1970, Cynthia A. Connolly, (electronic book)
Saving sickly children : the tuberculosis preventorium in American life, 1909-1970, Cynthia A. Connolly, (electronic book)
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The item Saving sickly children : the tuberculosis preventorium in American life, 1909-1970, Cynthia A. Connolly, (electronic book) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Liverpool.
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- Summary
- Known as "The Great Killer" and "The White Plague," few diseases influenced American life as much as tuberculosis. Sufferers migrated to mountain or desert climates believed to ameliorate symptoms. Architects designed homes with sleeping porches and verandas so sufferers could spend time in the open air. The disease even developed its own consumer culture complete with invalid beds, spittoons, sputum collection devices, and disinfectants. The "preventorium," an institution designed to protect children from the ravages of the disease, emerged in this era of Progres
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiii, 182 p.
- Contents
-
- Child-saving in the United States
- Tuberculosis: a children's disease
- Founding the preventorium
- The preventorium goes nationwide
- Science and the preventorium
- Tuberculosis in the "world of tomorrow"
- Conclusion: saving children, yesterday, today, and tomorrow
- Isbn
- 9780813542676
- Label
- Saving sickly children : the tuberculosis preventorium in American life, 1909-1970
- Title
- Saving sickly children
- Title remainder
- the tuberculosis preventorium in American life, 1909-1970
- Statement of responsibility
- Cynthia A. Connolly
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Known as "The Great Killer" and "The White Plague," few diseases influenced American life as much as tuberculosis. Sufferers migrated to mountain or desert climates believed to ameliorate symptoms. Architects designed homes with sleeping porches and verandas so sufferers could spend time in the open air. The disease even developed its own consumer culture complete with invalid beds, spittoons, sputum collection devices, and disinfectants. The "preventorium," an institution designed to protect children from the ravages of the disease, emerged in this era of Progres
- Cataloging source
- CaPaEBR
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Connolly, Cynthia A.
- Dewey number
- 362.196/995
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- RC312.6.C4
- LC item number
- C66 2008eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- standards specifications
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Tuberculosis in children
- Tuberculosis
- Children
- Label
- Saving sickly children : the tuberculosis preventorium in American life, 1909-1970, Cynthia A. Connolly, (electronic book)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Child-saving in the United States -- Tuberculosis: a children's disease -- Founding the preventorium -- The preventorium goes nationwide -- Science and the preventorium -- Tuberculosis in the "world of tomorrow" -- Conclusion: saving children, yesterday, today, and tomorrow
- Control code
- ebr10264152
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- xiii, 182 p.
- Form of item
- electronic
- Isbn
- 9780813542676
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Original version note
- Original electronic resource
- Other physical details
- ill.
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Label
- Saving sickly children : the tuberculosis preventorium in American life, 1909-1970, Cynthia A. Connolly, (electronic book)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Child-saving in the United States -- Tuberculosis: a children's disease -- Founding the preventorium -- The preventorium goes nationwide -- Science and the preventorium -- Tuberculosis in the "world of tomorrow" -- Conclusion: saving children, yesterday, today, and tomorrow
- Control code
- ebr10264152
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- xiii, 182 p.
- Form of item
- electronic
- Isbn
- 9780813542676
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Original version note
- Original electronic resource
- Other physical details
- ill.
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Specific material designation
- remote
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