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A review by museumeg
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
I actually loved this book despite the fact that it was about a cholera epidemic and definitely had some parts that were not for the squeamish. I love nonfiction. Some of the best stories are true stories. But what I loved about this book was the eventual triumph of reason, teamwork, logic and science over superstition. Dr. John Snow and the Reverend Whitehead saved lives in their time and countless lives in the future because they were willing to work together and challenge their own biases to find the truth. I heard about this book from a NY Times list of books to read during the pandemic and I found it to be completely relevant.