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The Germ of Laziness: Rockefeller Philanthropy and Public Health in the New South
The Germ of Laziness Rockefeller Philanthropy and Public Health in the New South
Author: John Ettling
This book chronicles the formation and five-year history of the Rockefeller Sanitary Commission for the Eradication of Hookworm Disease and its fight against the debilitating parasite, "the germ of laziness", that, by the early years of the twentieth century, afflicted nearly 40 percent of our Southern population. The Sanitary Commissi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781583485279
ISBN-10: 1583485279
Publication Date: 3/23/2000
Pages: 279
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Publisher: AuthorHouse
Book Type: Paperback
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