Fever Season
Author | : Jeanette Keith |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 269 |
Release | : 2012-10-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781608192229 |
ISBN-13 | : 1608192229 |
Rating | : 4/5 (229 Downloads) |
Download or read book Fever Season written by Jeanette Keith and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.