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1793, Philadelphia. The nation"s capital and the largest city in North America is devastated by an apparently incurable disease, cause unknown . . . In a powerful, dramatic narrative, critically acclaimed author Jim Murphy describes the illness known as yellow fever and the toll it took on the... read more
First Sentence
Saturday, August 3, 1793. The sun came up, as it had every day since the end of May, bright, hot, and unrelenting.
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Authors & Contributors
- Jim Murphy (Author) - Author goes by "Jim Murphy" on his website.
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