Title An American plague : the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 / by Jim Murphy.

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Description	165 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Awards	Boston Globe/Horn Book Nonfiction Award, 2004
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-153) and index.
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."
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 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.
Study Program	Accelerated Reader 9.0.
	Reading Counts! 8.9.
Awards	Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor, 2004.
	Newbery Honor Book, 2004.
Study Program	69054. Accelerated Reader AR UG 9.0 6.0.
	Reading Counts RC 6-8 8.9 9.0 33632.
Subject	Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- 18th century -- Juvenile literature.
	Pennsylvania -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Juvenile literature.
	Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- 18th century.
	Pennsylvania -- History -- 1775-1865.
	JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Health & Daily Living -- Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries.
	JUVENILE NONFICTION -- United States -- History -- Colonial & Revolutionary Periods.
	JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Social Topics -- Death & Dying.
	Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- History -- Juvenile literature. -- 18th century.
	Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 18th century.
	Pennsylvania -- 1775-1865. -- History.
	Yellow fever. (OCoLC)fst01182653
	Pennsylvania. (OCoLC)fst01204598
	Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. (OCoLC)fst01204170
	Yellow fever -- History.
	Pennsylvania -- History.
Chronological Term	1700-1865
Genre/Form	Juvenile materials.
	Curriculum resource.
	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
	Juvenile materials.
	Literature.
	Curriculum resource.
ISBN	0395776082
	9780395776087
	9780329751418
	0329751417
Standard No.	9780395776087 90000

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