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Mattie Cook's life got turned upside down in 1793 when her best friend suddenly died. Yellow fever spread through Philadelphia, then, the largest city in the USA. This is historical fiction based on the true recorded history about a devastating epidemic in early American history.
At first I didn't like the characters but as they went through the refining fire of a desperate situation, they became more likable to me. The situation, however, was dismal. People were dying in nearly every chapter, fr ...more
At first I didn't like the characters but as they went through the refining fire of a desperate situation, they became more likable to me. The situation, however, was dismal. People were dying in nearly every chapter, fr ...more
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