GOLD AND TYPHOID. Two Fevers. A Social History of Western Australia 1891-1900.

Vera Whittington

ISBN 10: 0855642750 / ISBN 13: 9780855642754

Published by University of Western Australia Press, Perth, 1988

About this Item

A very good copy. Signed and inscribed by the author (Vera). Pp. xxv, 455.

Whittington?s central thesis focuses on how the colony of Western Australia was simultaneously gripped by two powerful, contrasting forces: "gold fever" (the manic rush for wealth) and "typhoid fever" (the lethal, waterborne bacterial epidemic). The book chronicles how the overwhelming desire for gold caused miners and newly formed government bodies to ignore basic health, sanitation, and infrastructure, resulting in a public health catastrophe.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1788349047079

Bibliographic Details

• Title: GOLD AND TYPHOID. Two Fevers. A Social History of Western Australia 1891-1900.
• Publisher: University of Western Australia Press, Perth
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0855642750
• ISBN 13: 9780855642754
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)