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Summary:

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.

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."

Author/Creator:

Murphy, Jim, 1947-2022

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

An American plague: the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 [by Murphy, J.]

Subjects:

Yellow fever — Pennsylvania — Philadelphia — History — 18th century — Juvenile literature

1700-1799

Yellow fever

Pennsylvania — Philadelphia

Genres:

Juvenile works

History

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-153) and index.
Newbery Honor Book, 2004

Audience:

Preteens
Children

Physical Description:

165 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Call Numbers:

J614.5 M978am

ISBNs:

0395776082

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2002151355

OCLC Numbers:

50958941