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008			021004s2003 nyuab c b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2002151355
020			_a0395776082 (alk. paper)
035			_a(IMchF)fol08744846
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050	0	0	_aRA644.Y4 _bM875 2003
082	0	0	_a614.5/41/097481109033 _221
100	1		_aMurphy, Jim, _d1947-
245	1	3	_aAn American plague : _bthe true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 / _cby Jim Murphy.
260			_aNew York : _bClarion Books, _cc2003.
300			_a165 p. : _bill., maps ; _c26 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 141-153) and index.
510	0		_aPublisher's Weekly
510	0		_aKirkus Starred
520			_aProvides 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.
505	0		_aNo 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."
521	0		_a7.1 _bFollett Library Resources
521	2		_a5-8
586			_aNewbery 2004 Medal
650		0	_aYellow fever _zPennsylvania _zPhiladelphia _xHistory _y18th century _vJuvenile literature.
650		1	_aYellow fever _zPennsylvania _zPhiladelphia _xHistory _y18th century.
651		1	_aPennsylvania _xHistory _y1775-1865.
650		7	_aYellow fever _xHistory. _2sears
651		7	_aPennsylvania _xHistory. _2sears
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