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

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...

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Main Author:	Murphy, Jim, 1947-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Clarion Books, [2003]
Subjects:	Yellow fever > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 18th century > Juvenile literature. Yellow fever > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 18th century. Pennsylvania > History > 1775-1865.

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