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J. F. C. Hecker
Black Death and the Dancing Mania [EPUB ebook]

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A 19th Century analysis of two of the 14th Century’s most devastating pandemics: The Black Death, which is usually thought to be a form of bubonic plague, and the Dancing Mania, an unexplained epidemic that caused thousands of people to literally dance themselves to death.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 127 ● ISBN 9781781664087 ● Publisher Andrews UK ● Published 2012 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2483075 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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