America's First Plague

The Deadly 1793 Epidemic that Crippled a Young Nation

By Robert P. Watson

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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 political lessons.

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