Murphy, Jim, 1947- <br/><br/>
An American plague :  the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 
/ by Jim Murphy 
 - New York  : Clarion Books  , c2003. 
 - 165 p.  : ill., maps  ; 25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-153) and index. 
<br/><br/>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." 
<br/><br/> Provides an account of the yellow fever epidemic that swept through Philadelphia in 1793, discussing the chaos that erupted when people began evacuating in droves, leaving the city without government, goods, or services, and examining efforts by physicians, the Free African Society, and others to cure and care for the sick. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780395776087 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002151355 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Yellow fever---History---Pennsylvania---Philadelphia---18th century----Juvenile literature
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Pennsylvania---History---1775-1865----Juvenile literature
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>JUV 614.5 MUR