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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Powell, J. H. (John Harvey), 1914-1971 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [1993]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Originally published: New York : Arno Press, 1949.
Physical Description:1 online resource (334 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780812291179

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