Other Books | Howard Markel, Author of An Anatomy of Addiction

This is the story of six epidemics that broke out during the two great waves of immigration to the United States, from 1880 through 1924, and from 1965 to the present, and shows how federal legislation closed the gates to newcomers for almost forty-one years out of fear that these new people would alter the social, political, economic, and even genetic face of the nation.

Hardcover, Pantheon Books/Alfred A. Knopf Books, ISBN 0375420959

Paperback, Vintage Books (2005), ISBN 0375726020

Through an examination of New York City’s 1892 twin epidemics – typhus and cholera – Professor Markel studies the nature of quarantine, the stigma of disease, and the scapegoating of vulnerable populations.

Hardcover: The Johns Hopkins University Press, ISBN 0801855128

Paperback (1999): The Johns Hopkins University Press, ISBN 0801861802

Sheds light on the development of the fields of pediatrics and child health during the nineteenth century.

Hardcover, University of Michigan Press, ISBN 0472112686

Paperback, University of Michigan Press (2004), ISBN 0472089803

This childcare book covers the health and well-being of children in the first eight years of life. Topics are presented in dictionary format, with handy cross-references and a thorough index.

Hardcover: Scientific American/W.H. Freeman, ISBN 0716728974

Paperback: Scientific American/W.H. Freeman, ISBN 0716728966

This new second edition provides revised and updated information on the latest pediatric procedures being performed in today’s practices. A variety of diagnostic and clinical features of common childhood diseases and conditions are presented in alphabetical format. Recent advances in our understanding of HIV disease, immunizations, and how to interpret the medical literature has been incorporated into the text.

Paperback, Hanley and Belfus, ISBN 1560533625

Includes an account of the circumstances in which Mencken’s book was written and how it launched his lifelong friendship and collaboration with its editor, Theodore Dreiser. The authors also offer contemporary perspectives to highlight what has and has not changed in the care of infants.

Howard Markel

When Germs Travel: Six Major Epidemics That Invaded America Since 1900 and the Fears They Have Unleashed (2004)

Hardcover, Pantheon Books/Alfred A. Knopf Books, ISBN 0375420959

Paperback, Vintage Books (2005), ISBN 0375726020

Quarantine! East European Jewish Immigrants and the New York City Epidemics of 1892 (1997)

Hardcover: The Johns Hopkins University Press, ISBN 0801855128

Paperback (1999): The Johns Hopkins University Press, ISBN 0801861802

Formative Years: Children’s Health in the United States, 1880-2000 (with co-editor Alexandra Minna Stern) (2002)

Hardcover, University of Michigan Press, ISBN 0472112686

Paperback, University of Michigan Press (2004), ISBN 0472089803

The Practical Pediatrician: The A-Z Guide to Your Child's Health, Behavior, and Safety (with co-author Frank A. Oski) (1996)

Hardcover: Scientific American/W.H. Freeman, ISBN 0716728974

Paperback: Scientific American/W.H. Freeman, ISBN 0716728966

The Portable Pediatrician, Second Edition (with co-authors Michael H. Farrell and Jane A.Oski) (2000)

Paperback, Hanley and Belfus, ISBN 1560533625

The H.L. Mencken Baby Book (with co-author Frank A. Oski) (1989)

Hardcover: Hanley and Belfus, ISBN 0932883222