With Their Dying Breaths: A History of Waverly Hills Tuberculosis Hospital and Tuberculosis in Kentucky
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Description
This unauthorized history does not seek to tell the story of the infamous 'haunted' Waverly Hills Tuberculosis Sanatorium in Louisville, Kentucky. For ghost stories, you must look somewhere else.
Instead, this book seeks to shed light on one of the most deadly and contagious diseases of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Louisville, as well as other areas in Kentucky, such as the world-famous Mammoth Cave in western Kentucky, once stood as the sole respite for all those afflicted with tuberculosis, or TB. While many books, documentaries, and TV shows have been focused on the paranormal aspect of this building, few have focused on its fascinating history.
Instead, this book seeks to shed light on one of the most deadly and contagious diseases of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Louisville, as well as other areas in Kentucky, such as the world-famous Mammoth Cave in western Kentucky, once stood as the sole respite for all those afflicted with tuberculosis, or TB. While many books, documentaries, and TV shows have been focused on the paranormal aspect of this building, few have focused on its fascinating history.