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The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
Ever wonder how a nasty waterborne bug nearly shut down London in 1854? Spoiler: it wasn’t bad air, despite what everyone insisted back then. This is the story of a deadly outbreak, stubborn science, and a map that changed how we think about cities and sickness forever.
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