The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic-and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World

The Ghost Map is a book by Steven Johnson that details the cholera epidemic that spread through London in 1854, and the subsequent investigation by Dr. John Snow and Reverend Henry Whitehead that led to a revolutionary understanding of how the disease spread and the importance of urban planning in preventing such disasters. Their efforts are chronicled in this powerful narrative that intertwines medical history, urban sociology, and the evolution of scientific inquiry.