The Mosquito Crusades: A History of the American Anti-Mosquito Movement from the Reed Commission to the First Earth Day (Studies in Modern Science, Technology, and the Environment) Hardcover – April 27, 2009 Author: Gordon Patterson | Language: English | ISBN:
081354534X | Format: PDF, EPUB
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"Gordon Patterson has written a detailed history of mosquito control and eradication efforts throughout the United States."
(
American Historical Review 2011-06-01)
"This is a singularly impressive work that will appeal to a broad audi (Captain Stanton E. Cope, PhD director, Armed Forces Pest Management Board 2011-01-01)
"Patterson tells a complex and nuanced story of how politics, individuals, and science combined to combat mosquitoes throughout the twentieth century. He demonstrates that policy decisions emerged at the intersection of knowledge and culture, resulting in a continually changing approach to insect control."
(Claire Strom
Editor, Agricultural History 2008-12-08)
"An expertly written story of the origins and development of public mosquito abatement in the United States. I know of no other author having a better understanding of the subject."
(Bruce F. Eldridge
professor emeritus of entomology, University of California, Davis 2011-01-01)
"This is a fascinating, well-informed study of the campaign spanning twentieth century American history to control deadly mosquitos. It has important, thought-provoking ecological lessons."
(Thomas William Heyck
professor of history emeritus, Northwestern University 2008-11-21)
About the Author
Gordon Patterson is a professor of history at the Florida Institute of Technology and author of The Mosquito Wars: A History of Mosquito Control in Florida.
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- Series: Studies in Modern Science, Technology, and the Environment
- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: Rutgers University Press (April 27, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 081354534X
- ISBN-13: 978-0813545349
- Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
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