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

By:

Murphy, Jim

Contributor(s):

Watts, Trish Parcell [Book designer ]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Scholastic ; 2003.Edition: First Scholastic paperback printing, October 2006Description: 165 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cmISBN:

9780439693899

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DDC classification:

614.541097481109033

LOC classification:

RA644.Y4

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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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Books	Footprints International School Library Network Toul Kork Campus TTP Secondary Non-Fiction Bookshelves	Non-Fiction	MUR 614.541097481109033 RA644.Y4 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	FISSE00585
Books	Footprints International School Library Network Toul Kork Campus TTP Secondary Non-Fiction Bookshelves	Non-Fiction	MUR 614.541097481109033 RA644.Y4 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	2	Available	FISSE00584

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.

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