An American Plague[美国瘟疫]

Inapowerful,dramaticnarrative,criticallyacclaimedauthorJimMurphydescribestheillnessknownasyellowfeverandthetollittookonthecity'sresidents,relatingtheepidemictothemajorsocialandpoliticaleventsofthedayandto18th-centurymedicalbeliefsandpractices.Drawingonfirst-handaccounts,MurphyspotlightstheheroicroleofPhiladelphia'sfreeblacksincombatingthedisease,andtheConstitutionalcrisisthatPresidentWashingtonfacedwhenhewasforcedtoleavethecity--andallhispapers--whileescapingthedeadlycontagion.Thesearchforthefever'scausesandcure,notfoundformorethanacenturyafterward,providesasuspensefulcounterpointtothisrivetingtruestoryofacityundersiege.Thoroughlyresearched,generouslyillustratedwithfascinatingarchivalprints,andunflinchinginitsdiscussionofmedicaldetails,thisbookoffersaglimpseintotheconditionsofAmericancitiesatthetimeofournation'sbirthwhiledrawingtimelyparallelstomodern-dayepidemics.Bibliography,map,index.1793年发生在费城黄色瘟疫的真实可怕故事，这次瘟疫不知道什么原因引起的。