Description
Award-winning creator Albert Marrin explains the importance of “immortal” Jenner’s gift to mankind as he narrates the epic story of smallpox, a disease so contagious and deadly it has dramatically influenced the course of history. From the mummified continues to be of its first recognized victim to the sinister threat of the “frozen monster” that lurks within the vials of ultramodern laboratories, readers shall be held spellbound by this readable and timely mixture of science and history.