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The Resource An American plague : the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793, by Jim Murphy
An American plague : the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793, by Jim Murphy
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The item An American plague : the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793, by Jim Murphy represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Calgary Public Library.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
Resource Information
The item An American plague : the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793, by Jim Murphy represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Calgary Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
- Summary
- It's 1793, and there's an invisible killer roaming the streets of Philadelphia. The city's residents are fleeing in fear. This killer has a name--yellow fever--but everything else about it is a mystery. Its cause is unknown and there is no cure. This powerful dramatic account by award-winning author Jim Murphy traces the devastating course of the epidemic. An American Plague offers a fascinating glimpse into the conditions in American cities at the time of our nation's birth while drawing thought-provoking parallels to modern-day epidemics. --
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (165 pages)
- Note
- This is an OverDrive title
- Contents
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- No one noticed
- "All was not right"
- Church bells tolling
- Confusion, distress, and utter desolation
- "It was our duty"
- The prince of bleeders
- "By twelve only"
- "This unmerciful enemy"
- "A delicate situation"
- Improvements and the public gratitude
- "A modern-day time bomb."
- Isbn
- 9780547532851
- Label
- An American plague : the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793
- Title
- An American plague
- Title remainder
- the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793
- Statement of responsibility
- by Jim Murphy
- Subject
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- History
- Juvenile materials
- Juvenile works
- Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania -- History -- 1775-1865
- Pennsylvania -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Juvenile literature
- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Electronic books
- Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania | Philadelphia -- History -- 18th century
- Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania | Philadelphia -- History -- 18th century -- Juvenile literature
- Yellow fever
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- It's 1793, and there's an invisible killer roaming the streets of Philadelphia. The city's residents are fleeing in fear. This killer has a name--yellow fever--but everything else about it is a mystery. Its cause is unknown and there is no cure. This powerful dramatic account by award-winning author Jim Murphy traces the devastating course of the epidemic. An American Plague offers a fascinating glimpse into the conditions in American cities at the time of our nation's birth while drawing thought-provoking parallels to modern-day epidemics. --
- Assigning source
- (Source of description unknown)
- Awards note
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- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor, 2004.
- Newbery Honor Book, 2004.
- Cataloging source
- TEFOD
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1947-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Murphy, Jim
- Dewey number
- 614.5/41/097481109033
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Intended audience
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- Middle School
- 1130
- Intended audience source
- Lexile
- LC call number
- RA644.Y4
- LC item number
- M875 2003eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Reading level
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- 9.0
- 8.9
- Study program name
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- Accelerated Reader
- Reading Counts!
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Yellow fever
- Yellow fever
- Yellow fever
- Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania
- Target audience
- pre adolescent
- Label
- An American plague : the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793, by Jim Murphy
- Note
- This is an OverDrive title
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-153) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- No one noticed -- "All was not right" -- Church bells tolling -- Confusion, distress, and utter desolation -- "It was our duty" -- The prince of bleeders -- "By twelve only" -- "This unmerciful enemy" -- "A delicate situation" -- Improvements and the public gratitude -- "A modern-day time bomb."
- Control code
- ocn891651680
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (165 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780547532851
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps.
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- EA0DB12F-3F6B-42C5-8847-FB6B477AB4AE
- System control number
- (OCoLC)891651680
- Label
- An American plague : the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793, by Jim Murphy
- Note
- This is an OverDrive title
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-153) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- No one noticed -- "All was not right" -- Church bells tolling -- Confusion, distress, and utter desolation -- "It was our duty" -- The prince of bleeders -- "By twelve only" -- "This unmerciful enemy" -- "A delicate situation" -- Improvements and the public gratitude -- "A modern-day time bomb."
- Control code
- ocn891651680
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (165 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780547532851
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps.
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- EA0DB12F-3F6B-42C5-8847-FB6B477AB4AE
- System control number
- (OCoLC)891651680
Subject
- History
- Juvenile materials
- Juvenile works
- Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania -- History -- 1775-1865
- Pennsylvania -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Juvenile literature
- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Electronic books
- Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania | Philadelphia -- History -- 18th century
- Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania | Philadelphia -- History -- 18th century -- Juvenile literature
- Yellow fever
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