Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
New York City
There were no sewers to carry waste and dirty water away, so the danger of diseases such as cholera and yellow fever was very real.
Nairobi City Council - City Hall
Joshua Cresson has written: 'Meditations written during the prevalence of the yellow fever in the city of Philadelphia, in the year 1793' -- subject(s): Yellow fever
There were no sewers to carry waste and dirty water away, so the danger of diseases such as cholera and yellow fever was very real.
There were no sewers to carry waste and dirty water away, so the danger of diseases such as cholera and yellow fever was very real.
There were no sewers to carry waste and dirty water away, so the danger of diseases such as cholera and yellow fever was very real.
Matilda Cook, the main character in "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson, lives in Philadelphia, USA. The story is set during the yellow fever epidemic that swept through the city in 1793.
Farmers found it difficult to come to Philadelphia to sell food in the book Fever 1793 because the city was being ravaged by a yellow fever epidemic, causing widespread sickness and death. Many people were fleeing the city to avoid the disease, leading to a lack of customers and a risk of becoming infected themselves. Additionally, the government imposed quarantine measures that restricted the movement of goods and people in and out of the city.
When Mattie awakens in the garden in "Fever 1793," she sees her grandfather dead from yellow fever and the chaos and devastation that the epidemic has caused in Philadelphia. The garden has been abandoned and the city is in a state of crisis.
In chapter 2 of Fever 1793, the main problem is the outbreak of yellow fever in Philadelphia. The disease starts spreading rapidly, causing panic and chaos in the city as people fall ill and die. This sets the stage for the rest of the book as the characters try to survive and navigate the challenges presented by the epidemic.