Paper Trail
Buried Bones - a historical true crime podcast with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes
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Health Risks and Contamination in 19th Century Craftsmanship
This chapter explores health risks faced by coopers in the 1800s, examining contamination from animal feces and foodborne pathogens. It highlights the implications of poor hygiene practices and connects historical occupational hazards to symptoms seen in modern industrial diseases.
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