The book has photographs and newspapers clippings from the time the plague happened in Philadelphia.Currently reading this with my 7th grade students. Can Congress be convened anywhere but at the capital?
The nation's capital and the largest city in North America is devastated by an apparently incurable disease, cause unknown . There are so many inserts and pictures you won't find the written content difficult. I enjoyed this read and found it timely (I read this during Covid 19 pandemic). Through the writings of doctors, authors, politicians, and clergymen he gives us first-hand glimpses of the times. When I purchased this book, it was through Scholastic a few years ago back when I had a bunch of points to use on my class. if i had read this as a child, it would have given me night terrors for years and even now i would think of it with chills, as i do with it is inconceivable to me that this is a book intended for children. . if i had read this as a child, it would have given me night terrors for years and even now i would think of it with chills, as i do with I have to admit that I learned some things from this book.
An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793it is inconceivable to me that this is a book intended for children. Imagine that? It's horrifying how many people have been killed because of mosquitoes. It's also not for the faint at heart or easily disturbed, as it's full of semi-graphic descriptions of the disease, unsanitary conditions, dead bodies, etc.After listening to this on audiobook, I have a hard time believing it was written for children. Murphy paints a vivid picture of the yellow fever’s terror and hopelessness that crippled our nation’s capital and precipitated a Constitutional crisis. An American Plague does just this.
This is not a happy book, but you will learn a thing or two. Most interesting person Murphy discusses: the resplendently named Israel Israel, who risked his life helping others but then was cheated out of an election because he dared to suggest that Philadelphia should do more to help its poShort, focused, highly opinionated account of a yellow fever epidemic that killed thousands of Philadelphians and temporarily shut down the U.S. government. He won the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 2010 for his contribution in writing for teens. … Can Congress be convened anywhere but at the capital? Even as an adult who's interested in history, I found it very dry and sometimes hard to follow. its not *ABOUT* the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia in 1793.I’ve had this book for years and YEARS and it took an actual pandemic to get me to read it I’ve had this book for years and YEARS and it took an actual pandemic to get me to read it An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 by Jim Murphy is an informational text that brings the epidemic alive in such detail that you can feel the sorrow and fear on every page. An interesting aspect is the courageous role that African Americans played which was largely ignored by history. There’s nothing like picking up a debut novel and feeling like you’ve found your new favorite author. After listening to this on audiobook, I have a hard time believing it was written for children. A couple of quotes about him...Good book about the plague, with an accessible level and a small length that avoids to become bored.Good book about the plague, with an accessible level and a small length that avoids to become bored.This was packed with so much information I never heard of before. It contains pictures and illustrations, including pages from a list compiled of the dead.A narration of the Yellow Fever outbreak in Philadelphia in 1793, which claimed the lives of between 4,000 and 5,000 men, women and children. This is not a happy book, but you will learn a thing or two. It relates the medical practices of the day, such as blood-letting, the use of mercury and other remedies considered of questionable (at best) value today. This was a significant event in the history of the U.S., yet I don't remember hearing it mentioned in school. Through the writings of doctors, authors, politicians, and clergymen he gives us first-hand glimpses of the times. AN AMERICAN PLAGUE Author! The book is wonderfully written with historical facts everywhere. The nation's capital and the largest city in North America is devastated by an apparently incurable disease, cause unknown . The man who should be credited with figuring it out watched the mosquito bite him that ended up killing him.This was a significant event in the history of the U.S., yet I don't remember hearing it mentioned in school. Reads more like fiction than a textbook. Murphy paints a vivid picture of the yellow fever’s terror and hopelessness that crippled our nation’s capital and precipitated a Constitutional crisis. For three months nothing happened in the government, no laws were passed, no meetings, nothing and yet the world still went on, and this at a time much more critical than normal, when part of the population wanted another revolution to go along with the French Revolution, and the entire country was only a few years old.
An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793