America's First Plague: The Deadly 1793 Epidemic That Crippled a Young Nation
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As disease spread, the national government was slow to react. Soon, citizens donned protective masks and the authorities ordered quarantines. The streets emptied. Doubters questioned the science and disobeyed. The year: 1793. The place: young America from Baltimore to Boston but especially in Philadelphia, the nation's largest city and seat of the federal government. For 3 long months yellow fever, carried by mosquitoes let loose from a ship from...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1538164884
ISBN13:9781538164884
Release Date:June 2023
Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Length:318 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"
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