Chasing the Cure in New Mexico: Tuberculosis and the Quest for Health

By Nancy Owen Lewis

This book tells the story of the thousands of "health seekers" who journeyed to New Mexico from 1880 to 1940 seeking a cure for tuberculosis (TB), the leading killer in the United States at the time.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0890136122
• ISBN13: 9780890136126
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Museum of New Mexico Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.6" x 10.2"