yellow fever

Encouraged by her friend Marie-Grace, Cecile finds a way to help her beloved city, New Orleans, in the aftermath of the 1853 yellow fever epidemic.

In 1793 Philadelphia, sixteen-year-old Matilda Cook, separated from her sick mother, learns about perseverance and self-reliance when she is forced to cope with the horrors of a yellow fever epidemic.

Chronicles the yellow fever epidemic of 1973, which centered in Philadelphia. Drawing on first-hand accounts of the epidemic, it includes black-and-white reproductions of period art and facsimiles of newspaper excerpts.

Lep, an apprentice to a doctor, helps his master take care of yellow fever victims in Philadelphia during the epidemic of 1793.

In 1793 Philadephia, sixteen-year-old Matilda Cook, separated for her sick mother, learns about perseverance and self-reliance when she is forced to cope with the horrors of a yellow fever epidemic.

In 1793 Philadelphia, sixteen-year-old Matilda Cook, separated from her sick mother, learns about perseverance and self-reliance when she is forced to cope with the horrors of a yellow fever epidemic.

Provides an account of the yellow fever epidemic that swept through Philadelphia in 1793, discussing the chaos that erupted when people began evacuating in droves, leaving the city without government, goods, or services, and examining efforts by physicians, the Free African Society, and others to cure and care for the sick.

Presents the true story of how four Americans and one Cuban tracked down the cause of yellow fever, one of the most vicious plagues in history. Reveals how this discovery forever changed mankind's understanding of the disease and features full-color and black-and-white photographs.

Traces the history of yellow fever, from its earliest beginnings in the Caribbean over 350 years ago, through the years of infection it ravaged across America, detailing the effects of this violent disease, to the brave team of doctors and researchers that overturned popular theories of its cause to find a cure and eradicate the deadly virus.