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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 ...
The Yellow Fever Memorial was built in 1856 in Laurel Hill Cemetery to honor the Philadelphia "Doctors, Druggists and Nurses" who helped fight the epidemic in Portsmouth, Virginia [24] The steamship, Benjamin Franklin sailing from Saint Thomas in the West Indies and carrying persons infected with the virus arrived in Hampton Roads in ...
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 ...
Memphis Post begins publication. Historic aerial view of Memphis (1870) 1868 – Peabody Hotel in business. [5] 1870 Goldsmith's store in business. Population: 40,226. [9] [2] 1871 LeMoyne Normal Institute [12] and College of Christian Brothers [2] established. St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral consecrated. 1873 – Yellow fever epidemic. [2]
The Orpheum's summer movie series was launched in 1984 as a way to show off and encourage Memphians to visit the newly restored and reopened theater.
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 ]