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Book Review of The Speckled Monster: A Historical Tale of Battling Smallpox

The Speckled Monster: A Historical Tale of Battling Smallpox
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Amazing historical account of the battle with smallpox on two sides of the ocean, both occurring without knowledge of the other; London and Boston. I enjoyed the book very much but dd feel that it got bogged down in too many details of peoples' lives. Good explanations of the history of inoculation and the disease and peoples fears and misunderstandings