Polio: An American Story
Encyclopedia
Polio: An American Story is a book by David M. Oshinsky, professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin
, which documents the polio
epidemic
in the United States
during the 1940s and 1950s and the race to find a cure.
It was published in 2005 by the Oxford University Press
and won the 2006
Pulitzer Prize for History
and the 2005 Herbert Hoover Book Award.
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
, which documents the polio
Poliomyelitis
Poliomyelitis, often called polio or infantile paralysis, is an acute viral infectious disease spread from person to person, primarily via the fecal-oral route...
epidemic
Epidemic
In epidemiology, an epidemic , occurs when new cases of a certain disease, in a given human population, and during a given period, substantially exceed what is expected based on recent experience...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
during the 1940s and 1950s and the race to find a cure.
It was published in 2005 by the Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
and won the 2006
2006 Pulitzer Prize
The 2006 Pulitzer Prizes were announced on April 17, 2006.The board announced in December 2005, that they will consider more online material in all 14 journalism categories....
Pulitzer Prize for History
Pulitzer Prize for History
The Pulitzer Prize for History has been awarded since 1917 for a distinguished book upon the history of the United States. Many history books have also been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction and Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography...
and the 2005 Herbert Hoover Book Award.