America's First Plague The Deadly 1793 Epidemic That Crippled a Young Nation.
In 1793, the interim capital city of Philadelphia was struck by a mysterious malady that ended up killing at least one-tenth of the population, prompting an evacuation, and shutting down the nascent federal government, resulting in shocking parallels to recent pandemics and offering important politi...
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Blue Ridge Summit :
Rowman & Littlefield Unlimited Model,
2023.
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