| Descript |
165 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
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age Children lcdgt |
| Note |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 9.0 6.0 69054. |
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Accelerated Reader AR UG 9 6 69054. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-153) and index. |
| 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 |
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. |
| Audience |
1130 Lexile. |
| Subject |
Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- 18th century -- Nonfiction.
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Pennsylvania -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Nonfiction.
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| ISBN/ISSN |
0395776082 (hardcover) |
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9780395776087 (hardcover) |
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