Bring Out Your Dead : The Great Plague of Yellow Fever in Philadelphia in 1793 /

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In 1793 a disastrous plague of yellow fever paralyzed Philadelphia, killing thousands of residents and bringing the nation's capital city to a standstill. In this psychological portrait of a city in terror, J. H. Powell presents a penetrating study of human nature revealing itself. Bring Out Yo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Powell, J. H. (John Harvey), 1914-1971 (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [1993]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Yellow fever.
HISTORY > United States > Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
Fievre jaune > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Yellow fever > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 18th century.
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In 1793 a disastrous plague of yellow fever paralyzed Philadelphia, killing thousands of residents and bringing the nation's capital city to a standstill. In this psychological portrait of a city in terror, J. H. Powell presents a penetrating study of human nature revealing itself. Bring Out Your Dead is an absorbing account, form the original sources, of an infamous tragedy that left its mark on all it touched.
Notas:Originally published: New York : Arno Press, 1949.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (334 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780812291179

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