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An edition of An American plague (2006)

An American plague

the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793

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Chronicles the yellow fever epidemic of 1973, which centered in Philadelphia. Drawing on first-hand accounts of the epidemic, it includes black-and-white reproductions of period art and facsimiles of newspaper excerpts.

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Scholastic, SCHOLASTIC, INC.
Language
English
Pages
165

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Subjects
Yellow fever, Juvenile literature, History
Places
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Times
1775-1865, 18th century

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An American plague: the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793
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Table of 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."

Edition Notes

"This edition is available for distribution only through the school market"--Page 4 of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-153) and index.

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Copyright Date
2003

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
614.5/41/097481109033
Library of Congress
RA644.Y4 M875 2006

The Physical Object

Pagination
165 pages :
Number of pages
165

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26328540M
Internet Archive
americanplague00jimm
ISBN 10
0439693896
ISBN 13
9780439693899
OCLC/WorldCat
77564248

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