The Dancing Plague
The Strange, True Story of an Extraordinary Illness
By John Waller
(Sourcebooks, Paperback, 9781402219436, 278pp.)
Publication Date: September 2009
Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook
Categories: Europe - General, Health Care Delivery, Modern - 16th Century
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Description
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.











