@article{1357409,
      recid = {1357409},
      author = {Murphy, Jim,},
      title = {An American plague : the true and terrifying story of the  yellow fever epidemic of 1793 /},
      publisher = {Scholastic,},
      address = {New York :},
      pages = {165 pages :},
      year = {2004},
      abstract = {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.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1357409},
}