Plagues in the Nation

<b>An expert legal review of the US government's response to epidemics through history--with larger conclusions about COVID-19 and reforms needed for the next plague</b> <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--and how those outbreaks in turn shaped our government. <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. <i>Plagues in the Nation</i> examines how our country learned--and failed to learn--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.