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Yellow Jack: A History
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Characters whose names appear in italics are inventions of -the author to serve as substitutes for living participants in this story.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Characters whose names appear in italics are inventions of -the author to serve as substitutes for living participants in this story.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
- GenresPlays
170 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1934
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About the author
Sidney Howard
49 books6 followersSidney Coe Howard was an American playwright and screenwriter. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1925 and a posthumous Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay in 1940 for the screenplay for Gone with the Wind. This was the first time a posthumous nominee for any Oscar won the award. He had been twice previously nominated for his adaptations of the Sinclair Lewis novels
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March 22, 2024
An engrossing play about the messiness of science in dealing with the cause of disease, in this case, yellow fever, which was colloquially known as yellow jack. Many soldiers came down with it during the Spanish-American War and concerns about its causes delayed the building of the Panama Canal. Most of the play focuses on Walter Reed, who led an investigation into the cause, and after much trial and error, including using volunteer soldiers as subjects, proves that transmission is by mosquitos rather than filthy conditions or foul air. There was great use of period music to complement the scenes. Some of the language is problematic by today's standards, but overall a very stirring play.
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