description: The story of a young slave boy who travels to Philadelphia, where his master seeks religious and political freedom. Within a year, yellow fever breaks out, plunging the city into panic and death. The boy's master, locally called "The French Physician," struggles against odds, and succeeds in developing successful medical methods of treatment. After the French Revolution establishes civil rights in Europe, the physician decides to return home to Surinam ... but not before visits Philadelphia's Abolition Society where he signs a very important document.
language: English
title: The French Physician's Boy: A Story of Philadelphia's 1793 Yellow Fever Epidemic
titlecomplete: The French Physician's Boy: A Story of Philadelphia's 1793 Yellow Fever Epidemic
genres: Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Xlibris Corp