Plagues in the Nation

<p><strong>An expert legal review of the US government's response to epidemics through history&mdash;with larger conclusions about COVID-19, and reforms needed for the next plague</strong></p> <p>In this narrative history of the US through major outbreaks of contagious disease, from yellow fever to the Spanish flu, from HIV/AIDS to Ebola, Polly J. Price examines how law and government affected the outcome of epidemics&mdash;and how those outbreaks in turn shaped our government.</p> <p>Price presents a fascinating history that has never been fully explored and draws larger conclusions about the gaps in our governmental and legal response. Plagues in the Nation examines how our country learned&mdash;and failed to learn&mdash;how to address the panic, conflict, and chaos that are the companions of contagion, what policies failed America again and again, and what we must do better next time.</p>