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021004s2003 nyuab c b 001 0 eng |
| 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 |
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DLC |
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DLC |
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DLC |
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| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
RA644.Y4 |
| Item number |
M875 2003 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
614.5 MUR |
| Edition number |
21 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Murphy, Jim, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1947- |
| 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 |
by Jim Murphy. |
| 260 ## - 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. : |
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ill., maps ; |
| Dimensions |
25 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-153) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
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." |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
1793, Philadelphia. The nation's capital and the largest city in North America is devastated by an apparently incurable disease, cause unknown . . .<br/><br/>In a powerful, dramatic narrative, critically acclaimed author Jim Murphy describes the illness known as yellow fever and the toll it took on the city's residents, relating the epidemic to the major social and political events of the day and to 18th-century medical beliefs and practices. Drawing on first-hand accounts, Murphy spotlights the heroic role of Philadelphia's free blacks in combating the disease, and the Constitutional crisis that President Washington faced when he was forced to leave the city--and all his papers--while escaping the deadly contagion. The search for the fever's causes and cure, not found for more than a century afterward, provides a suspenseful counterpoint to this riveting true story of a city under siege. |
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An American Plague 's numerous awards include a Sibert Medal, a Newbery Honor, and designation as a National Book Award Finalist. Thoroughly researched, generously illustrated with fascinating archival prints, and unflinching in its discussion of medical details, this book offers a glimpse into the conditions of American cities at the time of our nation's birth while drawing timely parallels to modern-day epidemics. Bibliography, map, index. |
| 521 ## - TARGET AUDIENCE NOTE |
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| Target audience note |
8+ |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Yellow fever |
| Geographic subdivision |
Pennsylvania |
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Philadelphia |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
18th century |
| Form subdivision |
Juvenile literature. |
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Yellow fever |
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Pennsylvania |
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Philadelphia |
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History |
| Chronological subdivision |
18th century. |
| 651 #1 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Pennsylvania |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
1775-1865. |
| 856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Materials specified |
Publisher description |
| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hm031/2002151355.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hm031/2002151355.html</a> |
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| Materials specified |
Contributor biographical information |
| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0736/2002151355-b.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0736/2002151355-b.html</a> |
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Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type |
Non Fiction |
