Fever Season
The Story of A Terrifying Epidemic and the People Who Saved A City
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An account of the 1878 yellow fever epidemic documents how it killed more than 18,000 people in the American South, tracing its particularly catastrophic impact in Memphis, Tennessee, while noting the heroic efforts of people who remained behind to help.
Alternate Title:
Fever season
Imprint:
New York - Bloomsbury Press
Pages:
261
Edition:
1st US ed
ISBN:
9781608192229, 1608192229
Language:
English
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Bluff City Panorama -- Yellow Jack -- Siege -- The Destroying Angel -- The Arithmetic of Sorrow -- A Contagion of Kindness -- Lost Graves -- After the Fever -- Epilogue
Bluff City Panorama -- Yellow Jack -- Siege -- The Destroying Angel -- The Arithmetic of Sorrow -- A Contagion of Kindness -- Lost Graves -- After the Fever -- Epilogue
Statement of responsibility:
Jeanette Keith
Characteristics:
261 p. :,ill. ;,25 cm
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