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An American plague the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793

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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 epide...

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Main Author: Murphy, Jim, 1947-
Other Authors: Bottino, Pat
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2004.
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Yellow fever > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 18th century > Juvenile nonfiction.
Pennsylvania > History > 1775-1865 > Juvenile nonfiction.
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245 1 3 |a An American plague  |h [compact disc] :  |b [the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793] /  |c by Jim Murphy. 
260 |a Prince Frederick, MD :  |b Recorded Books,  |c p2004. 
300 |a 4 sound discs (4 hr.) :  |b digital ;  |c 4 3/4 in. 
500 |a Unabridged. 
538 |a Compact disc. 
500 |a Subtitle from container. 
511 |a Performed by Pat Bottino. 
520 |a 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. 
521 |a Ages 9 and up. 
650 0 |a Yellow fever  |z Pennsylvania  |z Philadelphia  |x History  |y 18th century  |v Juvenile nonfiction. 
651 0 |a Pennsylvania  |x History  |y 1775-1865  |v Juvenile nonfiction. 
700 1 |a Bottino, Pat. 
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