The Contagion of Liberty with Dr. Andrew Wehrman

Professor Andrew Wehrman specializes in the political and cultural history of Colonial America and the early United States with an emphasis on medicine and disease. Before joining the faculty at CMU in 2015, he was an assistant professor at Marietta College where he earned the John G. And Jeanne McCoy Professorship, the college’s highest honor for teaching. In 2023, Wehrman was named a Distinguished Lecturer by the Organization of American Historians.

He is the author of The Contagion of Liberty: The Politics of Smallpox in the American Revolution, which was selected as one of the best books of the year by Havard Public Health Magazine, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and was the winner of the Peter J. Gomes Memorial Book Prize from the Massachusetts Historical Society for the best book on Massachusetts and New England History.

His media appearances include op-eds and interviews in major print…

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