TB Education and Training Resource Guide—HISTORY (Printable Version)

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Saranac Lake Pioneer Health Resort
This book reviews the history of the Trudeau Sanatorium and the Trudeau Institute, which were devoted to
treating and researching TB. It discusses how the sociocultural and socioeconomic makeup of the clientele
changed from the late 19th century to early 20th century (Historic Saranac Lake, 1993).
Audience: general public
Format: book, 48 pp
Language: English
Available from: Historic Saranac Lake, North Elba Town House, 132 River St, Saranac Lake, NY 12983-2010;
518-891-0971; http://www.historicsaranaclake.org

Timebomb: The Global Epidemic of Multi-Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
This book discusses the developing epidemic of multidrug-resistant TB and examines how the HIV/AIDS
epidemic has affected the resurgence of TB (McGraw Hill, 2002).
Audience: general public, government agencies, health professionals, physicians
Format: book, 272 pp
Language: English
Available from: McGraw-Hill Companies, PO Box 182604, Columbus, OH 43272; 877-833-5524; http://www.mcgraw-hill.com

Tuberculosis in America: The People's Plague. Part I: The Captain of All These Men of Death
This videotape presents the history of TB from the 19th century until the early 20th century (Direct Cinema
Limited, Inc., 1995).
Audience: general public
Format: videotape, 56 min
Language: English
Available from: Direct Cinema Limited, Inc., PO Box 10003, Santa Monica, CA 90410-1003; 310-636-8200;
http://www.directcinema.com/index.htm

Tuberculosis in America: The People's Plague. Part II: The Gospel of Health
This videotape presents information about the discovery of a cure for TB and the resurgence of TB in the late 20th
century (Direct Cinema Limited, Inc., 1995).
Audience: general public
Format: videotape, 58 min
Language: English
Available from: Direct Cinema Limited, Inc., PO Box 10003, Santa Monica, CA 90410-1003; 310-636-8200;
http://www.directcinema.com/index.htm

The White Plague: Tuberculosis, Man, and Society
This book, first printed in 1952, presents the argument that the increase in TB in the 19th century was connected to
the rise of an industrial, urbanized society and that the progress of medical science had little to do with the marked
decline in TB in the 20th century (Rutgers University Press, 1996).
Audience: general public, health educators/communicators, health professionals
Format: book, 315 pp
Language: English
Available from: Rutgers University Press, 100 Joyce Kilmer Ave, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8099; 800-446-9323,
732-445-7762; http://rutgerspress.rutgers.edu