What inspired Elizabeth Fenn to focus on the smallpox epidemic during the American Revolution?
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What inspired Elizabeth Fenn to focus on the smallpox epidemic during the American Revolution?
Did anyone else feel the descriptions of medical practices from that era were both fascinating and unsettling?
How much of the epidemic's impact was shaped by the political tensions of the Revolution?