| Description |
4 audio discs (4 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Unabridged. |
| System Details |
Compact disc. |
| Note |
Subtitle from container. |
| Performer |
Performed by Pat Bottino. |
| 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 [book] traces the devastating course of the epidemic. [The book] offers a ... glimpse into the conditions in American cities at the time of our nation's birth while drawing thought-provoking parallels to modern-day epidemics. |
| Audience |
Ages 9 and up. |
| 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." |
| Form |
Issued also as Recorded Books Unabridged Nonfiction on compact disc with book. |
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Issued also on cassette. |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- 18th century -- Juvenile literature.
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Pennsylvania -- History -- 1775-1865.
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| Added Author |
Bottino, Pat.
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| ISBN |
1402587449 |
| Music No. |
C2699 Recorded Books |
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