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An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793

Jim Murphy

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1793, Philadelphia. The nation's capital and the largest city in North America is devastated by an apparently incurable disease, cause unknown . . .

Jim Murphy describes the illness known as yellow fever and the toll it took on the city's residents, relating the epidemic to the major social and political events of the day and to 18th-century medical beliefs and practices. Drawing on first-hand accounts, Murphy spotlights the heroic role of Philadelphia's free blacks in combating the disease, and the Constitutional crisis that President Washington faced when he was forced to leave the city--and all his papers--while escaping the deadly contagion. The search for the fever's causes and cure, not found for more than a century afterward, provides a suspenseful counterpoint to this riveting true story of a city under siege.

Format:

Pages:: 165 pages

Publication:

Publisher:: Clarion Books

Edition:: Annotated

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0395776082

ISBN13:: 9780395776087

kindle Asin:: B00NS3UNQC

An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793

Jim Murphy

3.83/5 (4310 ratings)

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1793, Philadelphia. The nation's capital and the largest city in North America is devastated by an apparently incurable disease, cause unknown . . .

Jim Murphy describes the illness known as yellow fever and the toll it took on the city's residents, relating the epidemic to the major social and political events of the day and to 18th-century medical beliefs and practices. Drawing on first-hand accounts, Murphy spotlights the heroic role of Philadelphia's free blacks in combating the disease, and the Constitutional crisis that President Washington faced when he was forced to leave the city--and all his papers--while escaping the deadly contagion. The search for the fever's causes and cure, not found for more than a century afterward, provides a suspenseful counterpoint to this riveting true story of a city under siege.

Format:

Pages:: 165 pages

Publication:

Publisher:: Clarion Books

Edition:: Annotated

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0395776082

ISBN13:: 9780395776087

kindle Asin:: B00NS3UNQC

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