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How yellow fever ravaged Philadelphia in 1793
CaptHenway
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Many us us have heard about how the Philadelphia Mint had to close in various years due to yellow fever. Here is a non-numismatic account of its effects upon Philadelphia in 1793.
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Wow... Horrible.... Thanks for the link.... Cheers, RickO
Very interesting page of history. Again science was needed to save the day. Peace Roy
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Read "Bring Out Your Dead", quackery killed as many people as the disease, including by the leading physicians of the day.
check out this thread: https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/985504/yellow-fever-had-a-substantial-impact-on-new-orleans-and-philadelphia-mints#latest
A great book on this subject actually follows the ship as it spread Yellow Fever around the Atlantic: Ship of Death: A Voyage That Changed The Atlantic by Billy G. Smith (2013).
Jesse C. Kraft, Ph.D.
Resolute Americana Curator of American Numismatics
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And then philly took it in the shorts again in 1918 b/c of failure to social distance during lull in the spanish influenza. 200k on broad street for a parade. Put a major hurt on the population
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About 10-12 years ago when my daughter was in high school she brought a book home that they were reading for history class.
It was called Fever 1793 and though written for a slightly younger audience, it was a good read.
That was a great read and I am familiar with the history of this happening. My son and I have done some reading up on Dr.Rush, fascinating about the blood-letting. Thanks for passing along this link.
A good read.
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