EPISODE · Nov 27, 2024 · 1H 7M
Grosse Île and the 1847 Typhus Epidemic: Don't Trust the Devil's Apples
from Teach Me Something
Grosse Île is a small island in the St. Lawrence and was once Canada's primary port of entry for immigrants. It was used to quarantine new immigrants to Canada for years, but what happens when a famine across the ocean causes the facilities to become overrun? The answer isn't pretty...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/teach-me-something. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Grosse Île is a small island in the St. Lawrence and was once Canada's primary port of entry for immigrants. It was used to quarantine new immigrants to Canada for years, but what happens when a famine across the ocean causes the facilities to become overrun? The answer isn't pretty...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/teach-me-something. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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