Red Madness: How a Medical Mystery Changed What We Eat

by Gail Jarrow

Book Overview

One hundred years ago, a mysterious and alarming illness spread across America's South, striking tens of thousands of victims. No one knew what caused it or how to treat it. People were left weak, disfigured, insane, and in some cases, dead.

Award-winning science and history writer Gail Jarrow tracks this disease, commonly known as pellagra, and highlights how doctors, scientists, and public health officials finally defeated it. Illustrated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590787323
• ISBN13: 9781590787328
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.1" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher