書名 : An American plague :the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 /
紀錄類型 : 書目-語言資料,印刷品: 單行本
正題名[資料類型標示]/作者 : An American plague :by Jim Murphy.
其他題名 : the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 /
作者 : Murphy, Jim
出版者 : New York :Scholastic,2004, c2003.
面頁冊數 : 165 p. :ill., maps ;25 cm.
內容註 : 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."
標題 : Yellow fever
標題 : Pennsylvania
ISBN : 0439693691 (hbk.)
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520 $aIt'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
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