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Andrew Wehrman

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  • Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R).
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    Two Opposing Approaches To Public Health May Be on the Ballot in 2024

    Governors Ron DeSantis and Gretchen Whitmer took opposite approaches to covid in swing states — but each sailed to reelection.
    by Andrew Wehrman via Made By History on December 5, 2022
  • The USS Constitution glides through Boston Harbor.
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    Early Americans Knew Better Than President Trump How To Prioritize Health

    A public uprising forced Boston to prioritize fighting smallpox over the economy in 1792.
    by Andrew Wehrman via Made By History on July 17, 2020
Book
The Contagion of Liberty: The Politics of Smallpox in the American Revolution
Andrew Wehrman
2022

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The "King of Terrors": Smallpox in the American Revolution

On the origins of smallpox inoculation in the colonies, the experiences of the Adams family, and debates over inoculating the troops in the Continental Army.
February 15, 2026
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