TY  - BOOK
AU  - Murphy,Jim
TI  - An American plague: the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 
SN  - 0395776082 (alk. paper)
AV  - RA644.Y4 M875 2003
U1  - 614.5/41/097481109033 21
PY  - 2003///
CY  - New York
PB  - Clarion Books
KW  - Yellow fever
KW  - Pennsylvania
KW  - Philadelphia
KW  - History
KW  - 18th century
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - sears
KW  - 1775-1865
N1  - 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."; Publisher's Weekly; Kirkus Starred; 7.1; Follett Library Resources; 5-8
N2  - Provides an account of the yellow fever epidemic that swept through Philadelphia in 1793, discussing the chaos that erupted when people began evacuating in droves, leaving the city without government, goods, or services, and examining efforts by physicians, the Free African Society, and others to cure and care for the sick
ER  -