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

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Clarion Books, c2003.Description: 165 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0395776082 :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 614.5/41/097481109033 21
LOC classification:
  • RA644.Y4 M875 2003
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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."
Summary: Recreates the devastation rendered to the city of Philadelphia in 1793 by an incurable disease known as yellow fever, detailing the major social and political events as well as the time's medical beliefs and practices.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-153) and index.

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."

Recreates the devastation rendered to the city of Philadelphia in 1793 by an incurable disease known as yellow fever, detailing the major social and political events as well as the time's medical beliefs and practices.

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