An American plague : the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 /
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Clarion Books, c2003.Description: 165 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:- 0395776082
- 614.5/41/097481109033 21
- RA644.Y4 M875 2003
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Vol info | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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JNF | Chamberlin Free Public Library | Nonfiction | J 614.5 MUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | RA644.Y4 M875 2003 | 1 | Available | 34517000362106 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-153) and index.
No one noticed -- "All was not right" -- Church bells tolling -- Confusion, distress, and utter desolation -- "It was out duty" -- The prince of bleeders -- "By twelve only" -- "This unmerciful enemy" -- "A delicate situation" -- Improvements and the public gratitude -- "A modern-day time bomb".
It's 1793, and there's an invisible killer roaming the streets of Philadelphia. The city's residents are fleeing in fear. This killer has a name--yellow fever--but everything else about it is a mystery. Its cause is unknown and there is no cure. This powerful dramatic account by award-winning author Jim Murphy traces the devastating course of the epidemic. An American Plague offers a fascinating glimpse into the conditions in American cities at the time of our nation's birth while drawing thought-provoking parallels to modern-day epidemics.
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