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.