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In the summer of 1950, more than 33,000 Americans were diagnosed with polio—half of them under the age of ten. The ensuing national campaign for a cure would provide breakthroughs in both science and philanthropy. Based in part on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book “Polio: An American Story” by David Oshinsky, THE POLIO CRUSADE interweaves ...
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