An American Plague: The True Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793

It's 1793, and there's an invisible killer roaming the streets of Philadelphia. The city's residents are fleeing in fear. This killer has a name--yellow fever--but everything else about it is a mystery. Murphy's well-researched books bring history alive through multiple narratives involving young people.

• Nonfiction
• Margaret A. Edwards Award 2010
• ISBN: 9780395776087