Polio Place

A history professor and polio survivor, Daniel Wilson, PhD, weaves a tapestry of over 150 narratives of polio survivors, focusing on the years 1930 to 1960.  Recording their honest stories--from first terrifying diagnosis, to slow recovery and finally to the emergence of post-polio syndrome--the author masterfully incorporates quotes with scholarly historical information about the disease. This is the story of the pre-Salk vaccine generation whose determination and courage helped break down the physical, social and psychological challenges of the disabled in America. The book has a broad appeal for polio survivors, healthcare providers, historians, the medical community and disability advocates.