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01894nam a2200217 a 4500 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20150716093248.0 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
PINCKNEY COMM. SCHOOLS - 9/12 |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2002151355 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0395776082 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Murphy, Jim. |
| 245 13 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
An American plague : |
| Remainder of title |
the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Jim Murphy. |
| 260 0# - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Clarion Books, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
c2003. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
165 p. : |
| Other physical details |
ill., maps ; |
| Dimensions |
25 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
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. The medical beliefs and practices of the time and the conditions that helped the disease to spread through the city that was then the nation's capital are vividly detailed. So, too, is the heroic role that free black Philadelphians played in saving their city. The efforts and intrigues of politicians and doctors -- among them George Washington and Benjamin provides a suspenseful counterpoint to this riveting true story of a city under siege. Thoroughly researched and absorbing, An American Plauge includes an unflinching discussion of medical details. It 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. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Yellow fever |
| Geographic subdivision |
Pennsylvania |
| -- |
Philadelphia |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
18th century |
| General subdivision |
Juvenile literature. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Yellow fever |
| Geographic subdivision |
Pennsylvania |
| -- |
Philadelphia |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
18th century. |
| 655 ## - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM |
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| Genre/form data or focus term |
Juvenile materials. |
| 651 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Pennsylvania |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
1775-1865. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
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