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Synopsis
Written for children, this is a historical overview of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793. Illustrated with archival photographs. A 2004 Newbery Honor book.
| Details | | Series: | Newbery Honor Book |
| Size | | Length: | 165 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 7.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 21.6 oz |
Industry Reviews
"A mesmerizing, macabre account that will make readers happy they live in the 21st century....Powerful, evocative prose carries along the compelling subject matter. Even as the narrative places readers in the moment with quotations, the design aids and abets this, beginning each chapter with reproductions from contemporary newspapers and other materials, as well as placing period illustrations appropriately throughout the text."
Kirkus Reviews (04/01/2003)
"In a lavishly illustrated book, containing maps, newspaper columns and period illustrations, Jim Murphy unflinchingly present the horrors of the event as well as its heroes....[Murphy] has produced another book that can make history come alive for his readers."
New York Times Book Review - Anita Silvey (01/18/2004)
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