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

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Murphy, Jim, 1947-2022.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Physical Description:

165 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Clarion Books, c2003.

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."

Notes:

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

Local Notes:

HSP Credit Line -- Society Photograph Collection ; Society Print Collection ; Society Portrait Collection ; Jane Campbell Collection ; Shippen Papers ; Stauffer Collection.

ISBN:

0395776082

OCLC:

50958941