The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World Poetry_Gift_Guide AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES

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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 Poetry_Gift_Guide AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMESA National Bestseller, a New York Times Notable Book, and an Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year from the author of Extra Life By turns a medical thriller, detective story, and paean to city life, Johnson's account of the outbreak and its modern implications is a true page turner. The Washington Post Thought provoking. Entertainment Weekly It's the summer of 1854, and London is just emerging as one of the first modern cities in the world. But