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The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic That Shaped Our History

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by Molly Caldwell Crosby

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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.

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Media: Paperback Book, 368 pages

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Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0425217752

Edition: Unknown

ISBN-13: 9780425217757

Publication Date: Sep. 4th, 2007

Dimensions: 5.58 x 8.22 x 1.08 inches

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Categories: Contagious Disease General United States History Medical History

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