Screen LibraryAn 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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Clarion Books,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2003] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| 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. |
| Carrier Form: | 165 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Awards: |
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor, 2004. Newbery Honor Book, 2004. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-153) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780395776087 : 9780329751418 0329751417 |
| Index Number: | RA644 |
| CLC: | K712.9-49 |
| Call Number: | K712.9-49/M978 |
| 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." |