Metcalf Lit Books 09-10
Discover award-winning historical nonfiction for young readers with Metcalf Lit Books 09-10, featuring Jim Murphy's gripping *An American Plague*, a riveting tale of survival, science, and history. Explore curated book picks on epidemics, American history, and essential juvenile nonfiction.
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An American Plague
by Jim Murphy
Recreates the devastation rendered to the city of Philadelphia in 1793 by an incurable disease known as yellow fever, detailing the major social and political events as well as the time's medical beliefs and practices.