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Molly Caldwell Crosby (born August 22, 1972) [1] is a journalist and author of three literary nonfiction books: The American Plague, Asleep, and The Great Pearl Heist.. Crosby received her BA from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, and her MFA from Johns Hopkins University’s Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. [2]
The entire Mississippi River Valley from St. Louis south was affected, and tens of thousands fled the stricken cities of New Orleans, Vicksburg, and Memphis.The epidemic in the Lower Mississippi Valley also greatly affected trade in the region, with orders of steamboats to be tied up in order to reduce the amount of travel along the Mississippi River, railroad lines were halted, and all the ...
An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 is a 2003 nonfiction adolescent history by author Jim Murphy published by Clarion Books. An American Plague was one of the finalists in the 2003 National Book Award and was a 2004 Newbery Honor Book. It portrays the agony and pain this disease brought upon ...
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1873 – Yellow fever epidemic. [2] 1874 – Memphis Cotton Exchange founded. 1875 – Southwestern at Memphis (college) established. [1] 1878 – Yellow fever epidemic. [3] [2] 1879 – Yellow fever epidemic. [2] Plan of the Memphis sewer system in 1880. 1880 Sewer system construction begins [13] Population: 33,592. [9] [2] 1882
Robert Church bought his first property in Memphis in 1862. He was well established by 1878-79, the years of devastating yellow fever epidemics which resulted in dramatic depopulation in the city. With property devalued, Church bought numerous businesses as well as undeveloped land, with the long-term view of their appreciation as the city ...
In comparison, “The ‘Vous,” a documentary feature film that dives deep into the history, environment, family ties and charcoal pits essential to the Memphis barbecue emporium, required close ...
Nursing patients during the 1873 and 1878 Yellow fever epidemics in Memphis, Tennessee Annie Cook (c. 1840 – September 11, 1878) was a madam who converted her Memphis, Tennessee brothel into a hospital and nursed patients suffering during the Yellow fever epidemics of 1873 and 1878. [ 1 ]