America's First Plague
The Deadly 1793 Epidemic That Crippled a Young Nation
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2023]
Format: Book
Description: xxxi, 277 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
"In 1793, the interim capital city of Philadelphia was struck by a mysterious malady that ended up killing at least one-tenth of the population, prompting an evacuation, and shutting down the nascent federal government, resulting in shocking parallels to recent pandemics and offering important political lessons"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Part I. America's First Crisis -- Plague! -- Revolution -- Yellow Jack -- Philadelphia -- The First to Die -- Part II. The Capital Under Seige -- "Hell Town" -- Fear and Panic -- Philadelphia Responds -- Bush Hill -- The Physicians War -- Part III. Turning Point -- Unlikely Heroes -- A Nation without a Government -- Ghost Town -- The Fall Frost -- Of Pestilence and Politics -- Epilogue: 100 Days of Terror.
Subjects:
Hankey (Ship : 1784)
Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- 18th century.
Epidemics -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- 18th century.
Epidemics -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Yellow fever -- Caribbean Area -- History -- 18th century.
Hankey (Ship : 1784)
Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- 18th century.
Epidemics -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- 18th century.
Epidemics -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Yellow fever -- Caribbean Area -- History -- 18th century.
ISBN:
9781538164884
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HEALTH Outbreak Wat | Sandhills Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.