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Remaking the John

by Francesca Davis DiPiazza

Ages: 12+

Published: 2014

Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books/Lerner

ISBN: 978-1-4677-2645-0

Keywords: Typhoid, Cholera, Inventions

From ancient times to the present challenges of poor sanitation and of space travel, this book chronicles the history of the toilet. Photographs, source notes, and other backmatter.