Michael Willrich is the award-winning author of City of Courts. He is an associate professor of history at Brandeis University and a former journalist who wrote for The Washington Monthly, City Paper, The New Republic, and other magazines. He lives in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Willrich's account of the early days of the American progressive movement couldn't be more instructive or timely...a worthy read. - Booklist (starred review) Willrich melds meticulous research with elegant writing to create a richly- textured social history...at the charged intersection of science, politics, race, and culture...You'll never think the same way again about the now all-but- mechanical ritual of rolling up your shirtsleeve for a vaccine needle. -Hampton Sides, author of Hellhound on His Trail .. .In the highly skilled hands of Michael Willrich, hard cases make great history. We all have much to learn from this excellent book. -David Hackett Fischer, author of Champlain's Dream and Washington's Crossing A fascinating, fast-paced story of America's last major smallpox epidemic...This is history at its best written by a master of his craft. -Michael J. Klarman, author of From Jim Crow to Civil Rights Pox