A Fever in Salem

Reviews / Votes

Carlson turns to tackle a phenomenon that has engrossed and frightened generations. -- Barbara Lloyd McMichael * The Seattle Times * A fascinating, refreshing reassessment of one of the most bizarre episodes in American history. * The A-List * What an intriguing hypothesis! -- Laurie Garrett, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer; author of I Heard the Sirens Scream This book will send historians and epidemiologists scurrying back to the drawing board. -- Katrina L. Kelner, Editor, <I>Science Magazine<I> Ms. Carlson writes well, at times, even humorously. -- Phoebe-Lou Adams * Atlantic Monthly * Meticulously researched...marshals her arguments with clarity and persuasive force. -- John Banville * The New Yorker * Provocative, informative, and dramatic...packed with epidemiological evidence and studded with convincing figures and maps. -- Nan Sumner-Mack * Providence Journal * A medical mystery that will intrigue both the epidemiologist-historian detectives and the lay reader. -- Robert S. Desowitz, Professor of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina and author of <I>Who Gave Pinta to the Santa Maria?<I>