Vaccines and Bayonets: Fighting Smallpox in Africa amid Tribalism, Terror and the Cold War

Step into the heart of a turbulent era with a gripping historical memoir that chronicles one woman's extraordinary journey in Africa. In this vivid recounting-which one Pulitzer nominee says, “reads like a political thriller, women's history, and African adventure rolled into one,”-Bee Bloeser unveils the raw reality of her family's part in the mission to eradicate smallpox, revealing triumphs and trials faced along the way.

As a young wife with two young children, Bloeser follows her husban...