Project Gutenberg 2022-01-16 Public domain in the USA. 294 Bascome, Edward 1804 1856 A History of Epidemic Pestilences From the Earliest Ages, 1495 Years Before the Birth of our Saviour to 1848: With Researches into Their Nature, Causes, and Prophylaxis $aUnited Kingdom :$bJohn Churchill,$c1851. Karin Spence, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A History of Epidemic Pestilences" by Edward Bascome is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work chronologically investigates various epidemic diseases that have struck humanity from ancient times up to the author’s contemporary period. Drawing from a rich blend of historical records, Bascome delves into the nature, causes, and prevention of these pestilences, highlighting the profound impact they have had on society. The opening of the book sets the stage for its comprehensive analysis, beginning with accounts of devastating pestilences starting from 1495 B.C. in Egypt during the reign of Pharaoh IV. Bascome recounts significant plagues, citing specific instances and their effects on both populations and livestock, while describing the environmental conditions that preceded them. The vivid and detailed descriptions of various epidemics serve as a forewarning of the interplay between nature, societal structures, and public health, emphasizing how historic responses to such crises provide critical insights into combating future pandemics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/b21363559 20200814130243bascome 1851 GB Reading ease score: 53.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Epidemics -- History RA Text Category: History - Other Category: Health & Medicine Category: Environmental Issues 878852 2025-06-26T11:48:33.056131 text/html 820532 2024-10-18T18:17:41 text/html 420526 2025-06-26T11:48:45.450049 application/epub+zip 421477 2025-06-26T11:48:35.245148 application/epub+zip 331829 2025-06-26T11:48:34.157101 application/epub+zip 675557 2025-06-26T11:48:52.317019 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 625720 2025-06-26T11:48:44.487081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 538763 2022-09-30T07:58:26.144624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 660439 2025-06-26T11:48:31.228204 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 640438 2024-10-18T18:17:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16224 2025-06-26T11:48:52.464015 application/rdf+xml 16289 2025-06-26T11:48:34.378102 image/jpeg 2014 2025-06-26T11:48:34.267098 image/jpeg 385232 2025-06-26T11:48:33.110170 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog