Episode 329
#329 Necropolis: Disease, Power & Capitalism in 19th Century New Orleans w/ Kathryn Olivarius
The Road to Now · Benjamin Sawyer
March 10, 202554m 16s
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Show Notes
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Kathryn Olivarius joins Bob & Ben to explain the powerful role that Yellow Fever played in shaping all aspects of life in New Orleans during the 19th century. Kathryn is Associate Professor of History at Stanford University and the authorNecropolis: Disease, Power & Capitalism in the Cotton Kingdom, (Harvard University Press, 2022).
This episode was edited by Ben Sawyer.