Fever season : the story of a terrifying epidemic and the people who saved a city
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Author
Keith, Jeanette.
Published
New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2012.
Edition
First U.S. Edition.
Physical Desc
261 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm.
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LC Subjects
Epidemics -- Social aspects -- Tennessee -- Memphis -- History -- 19th century.
Journalists -- Tennessee -- Memphis -- Biography.
Medical personnel -- Tennessee -- Memphis -- Biography.
Memphis (Tenn.) -- Biography.
Memphis (Tenn.) -- History -- 19th century.
Memphis (Tenn.) -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
Yellow fever -- Tennessee -- Memphis -- History -- 19th century.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Biography.
History.
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HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
MEDICAL / Epidemiology.

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Published
New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2012.
Format
Book
Edition
First U.S. Edition.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
An account of the 1878 yellow fever epidemic documents how it killed more than 18,000 people in the American South, tracing its particularly catastrophic impact in Memphis, Tennessee, while noting the heroic efforts of people who remained behind to help.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Keith, J. (2012). Fever season: the story of a terrifying epidemic and the people who saved a city (First U.S. Edition.). Bloomsbury Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Keith, Jeanette. 2012. Fever Season: The Story of a Terrifying Epidemic and the People Who Saved a City. Bloomsbury Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Keith, Jeanette. Fever Season: The Story of a Terrifying Epidemic and the People Who Saved a City Bloomsbury Press, 2012.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Keith, Jeanette. Fever Season: The Story of a Terrifying Epidemic and the People Who Saved a City First U.S. Edition., Bloomsbury Press, 2012.

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