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An American plague : the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 / by Jim Murphy

By:

Murphy, Jim, 1947-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Clarion Books , c2003.Description: 165 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:

9780395776087

Subject(s):

Yellow fever -- -Pennsylvania -- -Philadelphia -- -History -- -18th century -- --Juvenile literature
Pennsylvania -- -History -- -1775-1865 -- --Juvenile literature

DDC classification:

JUV 614.5 MUR

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."

Abstract: 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.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Juvenil	Juvenil	JUV 614.5 MUR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		027074

Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-153) and index.

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.

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