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

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2003

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Title:	An American plague : the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793
Author:	Murphy, Jim, 1947-2022
Format:	Book
Publisher, Date:	New York : Clarion Books, 2003. ©2003
Description:	165 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm.
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.
Audience:	1130 Lexile.
Subjects:	Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- 18th century -- Juvenile literature. Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- 18th century. Pennsylvania -- History -- 1775-1865.
Reading Level:	Accelerated Reader AR UG 9.0 6.0
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."
ISBN	9780395776087

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