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Author

Murphy, Jim, 1947-

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

Imprint

New York, N.Y. : Clarion Books, c2003.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
PCMS True Stories	TR MURPHY	---	Available
Pittsburg 1st Fl Juvenile Non-Fiction	J 614.5 Mur	---	Available

Description	165 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-153) and index.
Indexed In:	Bklst 12/01/2003
	SLJ Dec 2003
	VOYA 2003 no. 6
	PW 03/10/2003
	Kirkus 12/01/2003
	BCCB Recommended
Summary	Recreates the devastation rendered to the city of Philadelphia in 1793 by an incurable disease known as yellow fever, detailing the major social and political events as well as the time's medical beliefs and practices.
Study Program	Accelerated Reader ATOS RL 9.0 6.0 PCMS
Subject	Yellow fever.
	Pennsylvania -- History.
ISBN	0395776082