Written for children, this is a historical overview of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793. Illustrated with archival photographs. A 2004 Newbery Honor book.
In a summer of panic and death in 1878, more than half the population of Memphis, Tennessee, fled the yellow fever epidemic. In her account, Crosby profiles several scientists, some of whom died in their fight to identify the cause of this disease that remains a threat to this very day.
In 1793 a disastrous plague of yellow fever paralyzed Philadelphia, killing thousands of residents and bringing the nation's capital city to a standstill. In this psychological portrait of a city in terror, J. H. Powell presents a penetrating study of human nature revealing itself. Bring Out Your Dead is an absorbing account, form the original ...
Hearn paints a colorful portrait of life in the marshy Gulf Coast city of New Orleans, focusing on a young white girl who is adopted by a Spanish family.
In a vividly told narrative, filled with poignant and graphic scenes culled from historical archives, Dickerson recounts the history of one of the most feared diseases in the United States. Focusing on the present, Dickerson discusses the potential threat of Yellow Fever as a biological warfare agent in the hands of terrorists. Also of concern to ...
The end of a scourge 'The prayer that has been mine for twenty years, that I might be permitted in some way or some time to do something to alleviate human suffering, has been answered' - Major Walter Reed, writing to his wife, New Year's Eve, 1900. As he wrote to his wife of his stunning success in the mission to identify the cause of yellow ...
In the last half of the 19th century, yellow fever plagued the American South. It stalked the region's steaming cities, killing its victims with overwhelming hepatitis and haemorrhage. Margaret Humphreys explores the ways in which this tropical disease hampered commerce, frustrated the scientific community, and eventually galvanized local and ...
"The yellow fever is raging in Philadelphia in 1793, and 14-year-old Lep, who yearns to be a doctor, accompanies his mentor, Dr. Peale, to the city. . . . The portrayal of Lep is especially noteworthy, as Fleischman uses the character to depict the ideology, science and myth revolving around the practice of medicine in the late 1700s".--ALA ...
An influential classic of American gothic and urban literature, Charles Brockden Brown's "Arthur Mervyn; Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793" (1799-1800) memorialises the epic Philadelphia Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793 and connects it to the upheavals of the revolutionary era and the murderous financial networks of Atlantic slavery. This edition of Brown ...
Theodore Brevard Hayne distinguished himself as a hero and martyr in the fight against yellow fever. Conducting research in West Africa on mosquitoes and monkeys, he was the last researcher to die from the disease. This biography draws on his letters and the diary of his superior in West Africa.
The yellow fever epidemic that swept through the Mississippi Valley in 1878 claimed nearly 20,000 lives, earning a reputation as one of the most deadly and terrifying events in United States history. This study by Khaled Bloom presents the first complete account of the outbreak and its historical and ecological background. It is sure to become the ...
-- Discusses the nature and treatment of each disease and examines possible cures. -- Perfect in the library for reports or in the classroom for science and health education courses. -- Books contain fascinating case studies, as well as questions and answers.
During the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis in 1878, twelve-year-old Eli and Addie, a young child he befriends, struggle to survive with the help of Addie's ghost-mother and a girl who works at the busy graveyard.
Important and Timely Information Related to the Social Studies and Health Curricula These in-depth and informative books examine the nature of these diseases and the devastating effects they have had on populations throughout the world and throughout history. From the earliest infections like malaria to modern-day health crises such as AIDS, these ...
Analyzes two contrasting views on discoveries leading to contemporary understanding and treatment of yellow fever one Cuban, the other American. Delaporte suggests both versions serve political purposes and presents his own, stressing historical development. Translated from the French (Paris, 1989)
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