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America's first plague : the deadly 1793 epidemic that crippled a young nation / Robert P. Watson

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Watson, Robert P., 1962-
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Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]
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Contents
Part I. America's First Crisis -- Plague! -- Revolution -- Yellow Jack -- Philadelphia -- The First to Die -- Part II. The Capital Under Seige -- "Hell Town" -- Fear and Panic -- Philadelphia Responds -- Bush Hill -- The Physicians War -- Part III. Turning Point -- Unlikely Heroes -- A Nation without a Government -- Ghost Town -- The Fall Frost -- Of Pestilence and Politics -- Epilogue: 100 Days of Terror.
Summary
"In 1793, the interim capital city of Philadelphia was struck by a mysterious malady that ended up killing at least one-tenth of the population, prompting an evacuation, and shutting down the nascent federal government, resulting in shocking parallels to recent pandemics and offering important political lessons"--
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1538164892
9781538164891 (electronic bk.)
9781538164884 (cloth)
1538164884
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Endowment Note
James E. and Gail Scherrer Arnold Libraries Program Endowment
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