Murphy, Jim
An American plague the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 by Jim Murphy - New York Clarion Books c2003 - 165 p. ill., maps ; 25 cm.
No one noticed -- "All was not right" -- Church bells tolling -- Confusion, distress, and utter desolation -- "It was out duty" -- The prince of bleeders -- "By twelve only" -- "This unmerciful enemy" -- "A delicate situation" -- Improvements and the public gratitude -- "A modern-day time bomb". Newbery Honor Book National Book Award Finalist The Robert F. Sibert Medal
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.
1130L
0395776082
2002151355
Yellow fever--History--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--18th century
Pennsylvania--History--1775-1865.
j614.41097481109033 Mur 26
An American plague the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 by Jim Murphy - New York Clarion Books c2003 - 165 p. ill., maps ; 25 cm.
No one noticed -- "All was not right" -- Church bells tolling -- Confusion, distress, and utter desolation -- "It was out duty" -- The prince of bleeders -- "By twelve only" -- "This unmerciful enemy" -- "A delicate situation" -- Improvements and the public gratitude -- "A modern-day time bomb". Newbery Honor Book National Book Award Finalist The Robert F. Sibert Medal
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.
1130L
0395776082
2002151355
Yellow fever--History--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--18th century
Pennsylvania--History--1775-1865.
j614.41097481109033 Mur 26