num_pages: 334
description: In 1793 a disastrous plague of yellow fever paralyzed Philadelphia, killing thousands of residents and bringing the nation's capital city to a standstill. In this psychological portrait of a city in terror, J. H. Powell presents a penetrating study of human nature revealing itself. Bring Out Your Dead is an absorbing account, form the original sources, of an infamous tragedy that left its mark on all it touched.
language: English
title: Bring Out Your Dead: The Great Plague of Yellow Fever in Philadelphia in 1793
titlecomplete: Bring Out Your Dead: The Great Plague of Yellow Fever in Philadelphia in 1793 (Studies in Health, Illness, and Caregiving)
genres: History Of Medicine, Medical, History, Science, American History, Health, Disease, Medicine, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 224
publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press