Bring Out Your Dead The Great Plague of Yellow Fever in Philadelphia In 1793 |
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| Author:
| Powell, J. H. |
| Introduction by:
| Foster, Kenneth R.
Jenkins, Mary F.
Toogood, Anna Coxe |
| Series title: | Studies in Health, Illness, and Caregiving Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8122-1423-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1993 |
| Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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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 Your Dead is an absorbing account, form the original sources, of an infamous tragedy that left its mark on all it touched.
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.