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Fever Season:  The Story of the Terrifying Epidemic anf the People Who Saved a City

Fever Season: The Story of the Terrifying Epidemic anf the People Who Saved a City

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Fever Season: The Story of the Terrifying Epidemic anf the People Who Saved a City

by Keith, Jeanette

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • first
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ISBN 10
1608192229
ISBN 13
9781608192229
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New York: Bloomsbury Press, 2012. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 261 pages. Bibliographical References. First edition, first printing with full number line. The story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1878 that devastated Memphis, Tennessee, infecting more than seventeen thousand of those who had not fled the city, resulting in five thousand fatalities. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, unmarked copy. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket. .

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Bookseller
Great Expectations Rare Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
017181
Title
Fever Season: The Story of the Terrifying Epidemic anf the People Who Saved a City
Author
Keith, Jeanette
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
1st Edition
ISBN 10
1608192229
ISBN 13
9781608192229
Publisher
Bloomsbury Press
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
2012
Keywords
History, Public Health, Yellow Fever, Memphis, TN,
Bookseller catalogs
History;
Size
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

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