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Sep 1, 2000 · Fever 1793 is a book about the yellow fever epidemic that plagues Philadelphia in said year. Told from the perspective of Mattie, a young girl living with her mother and grandfather, Fever 1793 is engaging and interesting from start to finish.
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Mar 1, 2002 · During the summer of 1793, Mattie Cook lives above the family coffee shop with her widowed mother and grandfather. Mattie spends her days avoiding chores and making plans to turn the family business into the finest Philadelphia has ever seen. But then the fever breaks out.
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- $5.79
- Laurie Halse Anderson
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Jun 23, 2003 · An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 (Newbery Honor Book) Hardcover – June 23, 2003. Powerful and riveting, this Newbery Honor–winning narrative describes the illness known as yellow fever, the toll it took on the nation’s capital—and the eventual triumph over the disease. Long before ...
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- 2003
- Jim Murphy
- Jim Murphy
Matilda begins helping Eliza with her volunteer work for the Free African Society, caring for patients with yellow fever. One day, Matilda and Eliza return home to find that Joseph’s sons and Nell have the fever.
“Fever” spreads from the docks and creeps toward Mattie’s home, threatening everything she holds dear. As the cemeteries fill with fever victims, fear turns to panic, and thousands flee the city.
- Paperback
- March 01, 2002
- Reprint
Run, don’t walk, to your nearest library or bookstore and get a copy of Jim Murphy’s non-fiction masterpiece, AN AMERICAN PLAGUE: THE TRUE AND TERRIFYING STORY OF THE YELLOW FEVER EPIDEMIC OF 1793.
Published in 2000, Laurie Halse Anderson’s Fever 1793 is a historical young adult novel set in 18th-century Philadelphia. Despite horrific conditions and tragic losses, 14-year-old Matilda Cook finds the strength to navigate the devastating yellow fever epidemic that overtakes Philadelphia.
