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" The dancing plague : "
John Waller.
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BL
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963750
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b718120
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| Uniform Title
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Time to dance, a time to die
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| Main Entry
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Waller, John,1972-
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| Title & Author
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The dancing plague : : the strange, true story of an extraordinary illness /\ John Waller.
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| Publication Statement
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Naperville, Ill. :: Sourcebooks,, [2009]
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, ©2009
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278 pages :: illustrations ;; 21 cm
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| ISBN
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1402219431
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: 9781402219436
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1402247362
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1402247370
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9781402247361
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9781402247378
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| Notes
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Originally published: A time to dance, a time to die. Thriplow [England] : Icon Books, 2008.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-264) and index.
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| Contents
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Signs of the times -- Plagues and priests -- Hard times -- The death dance -- The mystery of Frau Troffea's dance -- Trance fever -- Of music and hot blood -- Lords of the dance -- Volte face -- Holy magic -- Aftermath -- Death of a curse -- The mind incarnate -- Charcot's error.
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In the summer of 1518, possibly 100 people dance to their deaths in one of the most bizarre and terrifying plagues in history. Waller pens a gripping tale of one of history's oddest events, and examines what it reveals about the strange possibilities of human nature.
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Chorea, Epidemic-- France-- Strasbourg-- History-- 16th century.
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Chorea-- history.
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Disease Outbreaks-- history.
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History, 16th Century.
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Chorea, Epidemic-- France-- Strasbourg-- History-- 16th century.
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Chorea, Epidemic.
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Social conditions
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Chorea-- epidemiology.
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Strasbourg (France), Biography.
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Strasbourg (France), Social conditions, 16th century.
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France, epidemiology.
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France, Strasbourg.
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Strasbourg (France), Biography.
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Strasbourg (France), Social conditions, 16th century.
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| Dewey Classification
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362.196/83009443954
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| LC Classification
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RC389.W35 2009
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WL 11 GF7W198t 2009
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