The woman who walked into the sea Huntington's and the making of a genetic disease

The woman who walked into the sea : Huntington's and the making of a genetic disease / Alice Wexler.

Author/creator	Wexler, Alice, 1942-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	New Haven : Yale University Press,
Description	xxiv, 253 p. : ill., map, ports. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Hedges, Phebe, 1764-1806. Huntington, George, 1850-1916. Muncey, E. B. Hedges, Phebe, 1764-1806. Huntington, George, 1850-1916. Muncey, E. B. Huntington's disease--New York (State) --History --19th century. Huntington's disease--New York (State) --History --20th century. Huntington Disease--history --New York. Eugenics--history --New York. History, 19th Century--New York. History, 20th Century--New York.

Contents	The death of Phebe Hedges -- The social course of St. Vitus's dance -- Inventing hereditary chorea -- Chorea and the clinical gaze -- The eyes of Elizabeth B. Muncey, M.D. -- Myths of origins and endings.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-241) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2008006389
ISBN	9780300158618
ISBN	9780300105025 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0300105029 (cloth : alk. paper)

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