A Epidemic disease with a big Death Rate.
Matilda changed after it because she became more mature. She became more like a young woman. :)
She doesnt
Matilda has a crush on Nathaniel in the book "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson.
yes and she recovers from it too.
Dr.Rush took blood from fever victims to get rid of the "pestilence".
In the book "Fever 1793," some people who benefited from the pestilence were the coffin makers, doctors, and nurses who saw an increase in demand for their services due to the outbreak of yellow fever in Philadelphia. Additionally, businesses that provided goods and services to those affected by the epidemic may have also seen an increase in profits.
Matilda was 14 years old when her father died in the book Fever 1793.
Matilda "Mattie" Cook
Matilda Cook from the novel "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson is a fictional character. The story is a work of historical fiction based on the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia in 1793, but the character Matilda Cook is not based on a real person.
She wants to send Matilda with the grandfather away from Philidelphia in Hopes that she wont catch the fever, but she does and so does the grandfather but the grandfather dies
Lucille Cook
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.
A portrait of his wife or her grandmother.