An American plague
Subtitle: the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793
By: by Jim Murphy
Publisher: Scholastic; SCHOLASTIC, INC.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
ISBN-13: 9780439693899
Copyright date: 2003
Subjects: Yellow fever; Juvenile literature; History
Description: Chronicles the yellow fever epidemic of 1973, which centered in Philadelphia. Drawing on first-hand accounts of the epidemic, it includes black-and-white reproductions of period art and facsimiles of newspaper excerpts.
Notes: "This edition is available for distribution only through the school market"--Page 4 of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-153) and index.
Table of contents: title: No one noticed; title: "All was not right"; title: Church bells tolling; title: Confusion, distress, and utter desolation; title: "It was our duty"; title: The prince of bleeders; title: "By twelve only"; title: "This unmerciful enemy"; title: "A delicate situation"; title: Improvements and the public gratitude; title: "A modern-day time bomb."