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Bring Out Your Dead
The Great Plague of Yellow Fever in Philadelphia in 1793
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- English
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In 1793 a disastrous plague of yellow fever paralyzed Philadelphia, killing thousands of residents and bringing the nation's capital city to a standstill. In this psychological portrait of a city in terror, J. H. Powell presents a penetrating study of human nature revealing itself. Bring Out Your Dead is an absorbing account, form the original sources, of an infamous tragedy that left its mark on all it touched.
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Index
The index that appeared in the print version of this title was intentionally removed from the eBook. Please use the search function on your eReading device to search for terms of interest. For your reference, the terms that appear in the print index are listed below
âA.B.â
Abington, Pa.
Abolition Society
Adams, Abigail
Adams, John
Adams, Thomas Boylston
Adgate, Andrew, vii
African Methodist Episcopal Church of North America
African School
African Society, The Free
Air, theories concerning
Aitken, Robert
Albany, N. Y.
Alberti, Dr. George F.
Ale, Sebastian
Alexandria, Va.
Allen, Richard
Almshouse (city)
Almshouse, Friends. See Friendsâ Almshouse
Alston, John
Amelia, sloop
âAmenâ
American Philosophical Society
Andersonâs Pills
AndrĂŠ, John
Annan, Rev. Robert
Annan, Dr. Williams
Annapolis, Md.
âArgusâ
âAroteus, Jr.â (Charles Caldwell)
Assistant Committee
Aston, Peter
Augusta, Ga.
Autumnal fevers
Bache, Benjamin Franklin
Bache, William
Bailey, J.
Baker, Hilary
Ball, Joseph
Baltimore, Md.
Bank of North America
Bank of Pennsylvania
Barbados distemper
Barclay, John
Bard, Samuel
Barnwell, William
Barry, John
Barton, Dr. Benjamin Smith
Bass, Sarah
Bayard, Dr. John
Baynton, Peter, and family
Baynton, Sylvanus
Beaubrum, Joseph
Belknap, Jeremy
Belleville, Dr.
Ben (Dr. Rushâs coachman)
âBenevolusâ
Benezet, Anthony
Benge, Samuel
Benjamin, Dolly
Berks County, Pa.
Bethal family
Bethlehem, Pa.
Biddle, Charles
Biddle, Judge James
Blackwell, Rev. Robert
Blanchard, François
Blane on fevers
Bleakley, John
Blightâs countinghouse
Bloodletting, Rushâs use of
Boerhaave, Herman
Boggs, Mrs.
Boissiere, Tanguy de la
Boldenger, Prof.
Bond, Phineas
Bond, Dr. Thomas
Bordentown, N. J.
Bordley, Beale
Boston, Mass.
Boudinot, Elias
Bournonville, Secretary
Boyles, Thomas
Bradford, Thomas
Bradford, Mrs. Thomas
Bradford, Judge William
Breck, Samuel
Bridgeton, N. J.
Bristol, Pa.
Brooks, Mr.
Brown, Andrew
Brown, Charles Brockden
Brown, John
Brown, Martin
Bucks County, Pa.
Burlington, N. J.
Burr, Aaron
Burrows, Capt.
Bush Hill
âBy-Standerâ
Calbraith, James, & Co.
Caldwell, Charles
Camp fever
Carey, Mathew
Carlyle, Alexander
Carroll, Bishop John
Carson, Dr. John
Cathrall, Dr. Isaac
Cemeteries
Chambard, âDr.â
Charleston, S. C.
Chester, Pa.
Chester County, Pa.
Chestertown, Md.
ChevĂ´t, âthe late Dr.â
Chew family
Childs & S...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction to the 1993 Edition
- Preface to the 1949 Edition
- Acknowledgments
- âA Merry, Sinful Summerâ
- Infection in Water Street
- Fever, Domestic and Foreign
- Prevention, Personal and Civic
- Crisis
- Panic
- âThis Excellent Physicianâ
- Bush Hill
- The Committee
- âSangradoâ
- The Fugitives
- Height of the Plague
- Frost
- Afterwards
- Notes
- Index