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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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