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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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Bibliographic Details
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.
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."