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Ward was the founding editor of Audience Magazine (1970–1973) and the editor of American Heritage Magazine (1977–1982). His 1989 biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt, A First-class Temperament: the Emergence of Franklin Roosevelt, won the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Francis Parkman Prize of the Society of American Historians and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
Author whose work includes essays and memoirs on the subject of disability. He caught polio, aged eleven, which left him without the use of his legs. [69] Peter Levi: 1931–2000 After battling polio as a teenager, [70] Levi went on to become—among other things—a professor of poetry at Oxford, a Jesuit priest, and the author of over 40 books.
[3]: 195 [self-published source] Several authors have stated that Roosevelt was more vulnerable to polio since he was raised on an isolated family estate [10] and had little contact with other children until he entered Groton at age 14. However, Roosevelt was not a "boy in a bubble". He had many possible exposures to polio viruses before 1921.
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[5] after World War 2 the facility's population doubled partially due to the 1944 polio outbreak. [5] Rancho Los Amigos became known for its polio care and in 1950 general ward 50 was remodeled to treat polio patients specifically. [5] [6] In 1952 superintendent Harriman retired and was replaced by Robert Thomas. [5]
With this feat, WHO’s Africa Region is set to be declared wild polio virus free 2020. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...