An American Plague

English language

Published June 23, 2003

ISBN:: 978-0-395-77608-7

(2 reviews)

An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 is a 2003 nonfiction adolescent history by author Jim Murphy published by Clarion Books. An American Plague was one of the finalists in the 2003 National Book Award and was a 2004 Newbery Honor Book. It portrays the agony and pain this disease brought upon the American people marking its place in history in order to never be forgotten.

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5 stars

I had to read this book for my Young Adults class, but it could easily be classified as an adult non-fiction book. The fascinating thing about this book is how Murphy illustrates how this disease not only killed hundreds of people, but nearly ended the country that was just getting its start.

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March 31, 2012