The Dancing Plague: The Strange, True Story of an Extraordinary Illness

by John Waller and John Waller

Book Overview

A gripping tale of one of history's most bizarre events, and what it reveals about the strange possibilities of human nature

In the searing July heat of 1518, Frau Troffea stepped into the streets of Strasbourg and began to dance. Bathed in sweat, she continued to dance. Overcome with exhaustion, she stopped, and then resumed her solitary jig a few hours later. Over the next two months, roughly four hundred people succumbed to the same agonizing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402219431
• ISBN13: 9781402219436
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Sourcebooks
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

In depth and interesting book about an unique topic

If you are even slightly interested in the dancing plague this book is a must read. The author comes off as extremely knowledgeable about this subject and brings up interesting facts about the dancing plague.