02648cam a2200313 4500 76508342 TxAuBib 20100707120000.0 021004s2003||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2002151355 9780395776087 0395776082 DLC DLC XY4 YBM TxAuBib Murphy, Jim, 1947- An American plague : the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 / by Jim Murphy. New York : Clarion Books, 2003. 165 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. 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 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". 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.". 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". 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. 1130 Lexile. 20100707. Yellow fever Pennsylvania Philadelphia History 18th century Juvenile literature. Yellow fever Pennsylvania Philadelphia History 18th century. Pennsylvania History 1775-1865. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/hm031/2002151355.html Connect to: Publisher description - All users