Civil Blood A Civil War Mystery |
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| Author:
| McMillan, Ann |
| ISBN: | 978-0-14-200124-0 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2003 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $6.99 |
Book Description:
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As Ann McMillan's
Civil Bloodopens, some Richmonders pour into the streets in celebration of a Union warship's defeat, while others--slaves, free blacks, Union sympathizers--mourn in secret. Unknown to all of them, another disaster threatens, quieter but more effective than warships: smallpox, the most contagious plague the world has ever known. The detective team of Narcissa Powers, a white widow turned Confederate nurse, and Judah Daniel, a free black herbalist, encounters a...
More DescriptionAs Ann McMillan's Civil Bloodopens, some Richmonders pour into the streets in celebration of a Union warship's defeat, while others--slaves, free blacks, Union sympathizers--mourn in secret. Unknown to all of them, another disaster threatens, quieter but more effective than warships: smallpox, the most contagious plague the world has ever known. The detective team of Narcissa Powers, a white widow turned Confederate nurse, and Judah Daniel, a free black herbalist, encounters a frightening possibility: the victims are being intentionally infected by tainted money flowing through Richmond's network of speculators and profiteers.