California Gold -- Cholera

Andrea Franzius


Cholera epidemics were widespread in mid-19th century North America. Cholera particularly endangered the Argonauts who traveled overland from and to California. These travelers, again, contributed to the spread of the disease.


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Andrea Franzius (agf2@acpub.duke.edu), November 1997
in collaboration with The Digital Scriptorium, Special Collections Library, Duke University
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