The helpers : profiles from the front lines of the pandemic
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Author
Published
New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Company, [2022].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxii, 288 pages ; 22 cm
Status
Oliver La Farge - Adult
616.2414 Gil
1 available
616.2414 Gil
1 available
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Published
New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Company, [2022].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"A deeply moving narrative of the coronavirus pandemic, told through portraits of eight individuals who worked tirelessly to help others. In March 2020, COVID-19 overtook the United States, and life changed for America. In a matter of weeks the virus impacted millions, with lockdown measures radically reshaping the lives of even those who did not become infected. Yet despite the fear, hardship, and heartbreak from this period of collective struggle, there was hope. In The Helpers, journalist Kathy Gilsinan profiles eight individuals on the frontlines of the coronavirus battle: a devoted son caring for his family in the San Francisco Bay Area; a not-quite-retired paramedic from Colorado; an ICU nurse in the Bronx; the CEO of a Seattle-based ventilator company; a vaccine researcher at Moderna in Boston; a young chef and culinary teacher in Louisville, Kentucky; a physician in Chicago; and a funeral home director in Seattle and Los Angeles. These inspiring individual accounts create an unforgettable tapestry of how people across the country and the socioeconomic spectrum came together to fight the most deadly pandemic in a century"--,Provided by publisher.
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