An edition of Outbreak in Washington, D.C.
(2014)
Outbreak in Washington, D.C.
the 1857 mystery of the National Hotel disease
by Kerry S. Walters
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Epidemics, History, Curiosities and wonders, Public health, Panic, Conspiracies, Social conditions, National Hotel (Washington, D.C.), Buchanan, james, 1791-1868, Public health, united states, Washington (d.c.), history, Washington (d.c.), social conditionsPeople
James Buchanan (1791-1868)Places
Washington (D.C.)Times
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Outbreak in Washington, D.C.: the 1857 mystery of the National Hotel disease
2014, The History Press
in English
1626196389 9781626196384
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Table of Contents
Introduction: Panic in Washington
I. An Acrimonious Year
Slavery and Westward Expansion
The Crisis Worsens
The 1856 Campaign
II. A City of Contrasts
City of Magnificent Intentions
City of Violence
City of Filth
The National Hotel
III. A Stricken President-Elect
"Why, I have been poisoned!"
Return to the National Hotel
Buchanan's Health
Off His Game
A Bad Start
IV. A National Panic
The Poison Hypothesis
The Miasma Hypothesis
The Final Verdict
V. The Allure of Conspiracy
The Paranoid Style
The Slave Power Conspiracy
The Abolitionist Conspiracy
The Jesuit Conspiracy
A Last Word
Appendix: Period Coverage of the National Hotel Disease.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-121) and index.
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