Bargaining for Life: A Social History of Tuberculosis, 1876-1938

Barbara Bates

Bargaining for Life: A Social History of Tuberculosis, 1876-1938

Using a wide range of sources, especially the extensive correspondence of a Philadelphia physician, Lawrence F. Flick, Barbara Bates portrays the lives of tuberculous men and women as they tried to cope with the illness, get treatment, earn their living, and maintain their social relationships.


Book of the Studies in Health, Illness, & Caregiving in America series



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