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001 2008038705
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008 080902s2009 njua b s001 0deng
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050 00 $aRA640$b.P25 2009
082 00 $a614.4/323$222
100 1 $aPatterson, Gordon M.
245 14 $aThe mosquito crusades :$ba history of the American anti-mosquito movement from the Reed Commission to the first Earth Day /$cGordon Patterson.
260 $aNew Brunswick, N.J. :$bRutgers University Press,$cc2009.
300 $axii, 270 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
490 1 $aStudies in modern science, technology, and the environment
500 $a"Sequel to The mosquito wars: a history of mosquito control in Florida, which appeared in 2004"--Pref.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 223-253) and index.
505 0 $aThe guardians of paradise -- Waging war on the insect menace -- The Garden State takes the lead -- A continental crusade -- Public health, race, and mosquitoes -- Widening the campaign -- Advances and retreats during the Great Depression -- Weapons of mass destruction -- The postwar era -- Discontent and resistance -- The end of the crusade.
650 0 $aMosquitoes$xControl$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aMosquitoes as carriers of disease$zUnited States.
650 12 $aMosquito Control$xhistory$zUnited States.
650 22 $aHistory, 20th Century$zUnited States.
700 1 $aPatterson, Gordon M.$tMosquito wars.
830 0 $aStudies in modern science, technology, and the environment.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0827/2008038705.html