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An American plague : the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 by Jim Murphy
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Room UPA/Ph RA644 .Y4 M875 2003
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- 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
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