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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic That Shaped Our Historyby Molly Caldwell Crosby
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Slave ships brought it to America as far back as 1648 and over the centuries, yellow fever epidemics plagued the United States. Carried along the mighty Mississippi River, it ravaged towns from New Orleans to St. Louis. New York City lost 2,000 lives in one year alone. It even forced the nation's capital to relocate from Philadelphia to Washington, DC. The American Plague reveals the true story of yellow fever, recounting Memphis, Tennessee's near-destruction and resurrection from the epidemic-and the four men who changed medical history with their battle against an invisible foe that remains a threat to this very day. Review:"In a summer of panic and death in 1878, more than half the population of Memphis, Tenn., fled the raging yellow fever epidemic, which finally waned when cooler weather set in. The disease had been transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which came in swarms on ships from the Caribbean or West Africa. This account has a narrower scope than James Dickerson's recent Yellow Fever, focusing on the Memphis tragedy, but journalist Crosby offers a forceful narrative of a disease's ravages and the quest to find its cause and cure. Crosby is particularly good at evoking the horrific conditions in Memphis, 'a city of corpses' and rife with illness characterized by high fever, black vomit and hemorrhaging, treated by primitive methods. Crosby also relates arresting tales of heroism, such as how two nuns returned to the quarantined city from a vacation to nurse the victims. The author profiles scientists, some of whom died in their fight to identify the cause of this deadly disease. She also describes more recent outbreaks in Africa: yellow fever is making a frightening comeback despite the existence of a vaccine. Photos. Barnes & Noble Discover New Writers selection. (Nov. 7)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Book News Annotation:Arriving in Memphis, Tennessee in 1978, Yellow Fever would take the
lives of so many Memphians that it threatened the existence of the
city itself. Aimed at a general audience, this is a narrative account
of the Memphis's experience with the plague which weaves together the
historical, scientific, and medical factors that guided the course of
the plague and its aftermath.
Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Book News Annotation:Arriving in Memphis, Tennessee in 1978, Yellow Fever would take the
lives of so many Memphians that it threatened the existence of the
city itself. Aimed at a general audience, this is a narrative account
of the Memphis's experience with the plague which weaves together the
historical, scientific, and medical factors that guided the course of
the plague and its aftermath.
Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:"The American Plague" reveals the true story of yellow fever, recounting Memphis, Tennessee's near-destruction and resurrection from the epidemic--and the four men who changed medical history with their battle against an invisible foe that remains a threat to this very day. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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