An American plague : the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 / by Jim Murphy.
2004
RA644.Y4 M875 2004 (Mapit)
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Title
An American plague : the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 / by Jim Murphy.
Author
Murphy, Jim, 1947-
ISBN
0439693691
9780439693691
0395776082
9780395776087
9780439693691
0395776082
9780395776087
Imprint
New York : Scholastic, 2004.
Language
English
Description
165 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Call Number
RA644.Y4 M875 2004
Dewey Decimal Classification
614.541
Summary
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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Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-153) and index.
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Table of Contents
No one noticed
"All was not right"
Church bells tolling
Confusion, distress, and utter desolation
"It was our duty"
The prince of bleeders
"By twelve only"
"This unmerciful enemy"
"A delicate situation"
Improvements and the public gratitude
"A modern-day time bomb."
"All was not right"
Church bells tolling
Confusion, distress, and utter desolation
"It was our duty"
The prince of bleeders
"By twelve only"
"This unmerciful enemy"
"A delicate situation"
Improvements and the public gratitude
"A modern-day time bomb."