Disease

This focuses on primary and secondary sources of diseases that have had long-lasting effects in the United States.

Polio Voices: An Oral History from the American Polio Epidemics and Worldwide Eradication Efforts by  Julie K. Silver (2007)

Shows rare photos from this time period and includes oral history interviews with polio ward workers as part of the Polio Oral History Project

The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, The Epidemic That Shaped Our History by Molly Caldwell Crosby (2006)

Discusses the history of yellow fever in the US.

The Gravest Show on Earth: America in the Age of AIDS by: Elinor Burkett (1995)

This provides information on how the country dealt with the epidemic at the time including researchers and scientists, the government, and the general public. Along with the public’s reaction to medical information they were given.

Plagues and Politics : The Story of the United States Public Health Service by: Mullan Fitzhugh (1989)

This can be supplemental to the other texts that address plagues and other serious illnesses that effected Americans along with other texts that include the public health service.

Seeking the Cure: A History of Medicine in America by Ira Rutkow

Great modern general history of medicine in the US.