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American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793

American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 - Hardcover

by Jim Murphy
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jim MurphyAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2003-06-23Pages:176
Language:EnglishPublisher:Clarion BooksISBN-13:9780395776087ISBN-10:395776082UPC:9780395776087Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:History, Health & Daily LivingBook Topic:United States, Diseases, Illnesses & InjuriesAward:2003 National Book Awards Finalist - Young People's Lit. Award|2004 Newbery Medal Honor Book - Children's Award|2004 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Winner - Children's Book Award|2004 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Winner - Nonfiction Award|Volunteer State Book Awards Nominee - Young Adult Award|2004 James Madison Book Winner - Children/Young Adult Award|2004 Orbis Pictus Award Winner - Children's Nonfiction Award|2007 Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee - Middle Grades AwardSize:9.76 x 7.28 x 0.71 inchesWeight:1.4705Product ID:SC188VZTY0

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 Covid and the West Nile virus, yellow fever was a medical mystery that forced thousands in Philadelphia, the nation's temporary capital, to flee and brought the workings of the federal government to...

Language:EnglishPublisher:Clarion BooksISBN-13:9780395776087ISBN-10:395776082UPC:9780395776087Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:History, Health & Daily LivingBook Topic:United States, Diseases, Illnesses & InjuriesAward:2003 National Book Awards Finalist - Young People's Lit. Award|2004 Newbery Medal Honor Book - Children's Award|2004 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Winner - Children's Book Award|2004 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Winner - Nonfiction Award|Volunteer State Book Awards Nominee - Young Adult Award|2004 James Madison Book Winner - Children/Young Adult Award|2004 Orbis Pictus Award Winner - Children's Nonfiction Award|2007 Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee - Middle Grades AwardSize:9.76 x 7.28 x 0.71 inchesWeight:1.4705Product ID:SC188VZTY0
Murphy, Jim: - Jim Murphy's nonfiction books have received numerous awards, among them two Newbery Honors, the Sibert Medal, three Orbis Pictus awards, the Margaret A. Edwards award, the James Madison Book Award, and a National Book Award nomination. Born and raised in New Jersey, Jim lives in Maplewood, NJ, with his family.
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🏆 2003 National Book Awards Finalist - Young People's Lit. Award|2004 Newbery Medal Honor Book - Children's Award|2004 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Winner - Children's Book Award|2004 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Winner - Nonfiction Award|Volunteer State Book Awards Nominee - Young Adult Award|2004 James Madison Book Winner - Children/Young Adult Award|2004 Orbis Pictus Award Winner - Children's Nonfiction Award|2007 Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee - Middle Grades Award

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