By the time it ended, 5,000 people were dead. An American Plague retells the horrifying events of the 1793 Yellow Fever epidemic in grisly detail. Email This BlogThis! An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793. Include cures, a vaccine, carriers, as well as the contributions of Dr. Jesse Lazear and Walter Reed. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 History Book by Jim Murphy Meet Jim Murphy Jim Murphy didn’t read much as a child. Philadelphia’s 1793 Plague of Yellow Fever hampered business and even human movement.The outbreak was so ravaging, an estimated 20,000 people left the city. In An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793, author Jim Murphy shows what happened when Philadelphia was hit by the deadly yellow fever. 17 Total Resources 7 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books Meet-the-Author Recording of An American Plague; Audio Excerpt from An American Plague; Name Pronunciation with Jim Murphy; Grade ; 4-12; Genre; Nonfiction; Year Published 2003. Using a combination of first-person accounts, alongside fascinating historical narration, truly brings the story alive.
Powell, John Harvey (1993) [1949]. It is an exciting portrayal of a somber event in our national history, which helped us better understand the full impact of this tragedy and disease. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 by Jim Murphy 3,733 ratings, 3.81 average rating, 562 reviews Open Preview See a … It wasn’t until a high school teacher told his class that they weren’t allowed to read a particular novel that Murphy became inspired to read. New York: Clarion Books.
At first, he did it just to be rebellious.

(Introduction by Foster, Jenkins & Toogood). Posted by P. Boone at 8:59 AM. Bring Out Your Dead: The Great Plague of Yellow Fever in Philadelphia in 1793. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest. Chapter 11 “A Modern-Day Time Bomb” Writing Prompt 20 How is yellow fever a “modern-day” time bomb? Reprint. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 by Jim Murphy. ISBN 978-0-395-77608-7. An American Plague, 1793 by Jim Murphy Wednesday, February 25, 2015 . Word Count 29,029. The death toll from a yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia hits 100 on October 11, 1793. Text …