A history of the world in six plagues : how contagion, class, and captivity shaped us, from cholera to COVID-19 / Edna Bonhomme.

A history of the world in six plagues : how contagion, class, and captivity shaped us, from Cholera to COVID-19 / Edna Bonhomme.

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A history of the world in six plagues : how contagion, class, and captivity shaped us, from cholera to COVID-19 / Edna Bonhomme.

A history of the world in six plagues : how contagion, class, and captivity shaped us, from Cholera to COVID-19 / Edna Bonhomme.