{"product_id":"voices-of-the-dead-john-babb-9781096831266","title":"Voices of the Dead: Battling the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878: A Novel","description":"\u003ci\u003eHer patients are dying. And it's not just the yellow fever that's killing them.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYellow fever.\u003c\/b\u003e In 1878, the words sent shivers down the spines of anyone living near a body of water. From New Orleans, up the Mississippi River to Memphis and beyond, thousands of people sickened and died during that terror-filled summer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA determined band of volunteers fought for their patients' lives. A Creole nurse traveled north from New Orleans to help, bringing with her a very special necklace. An Irish chambermaid learned nursing and put her life at risk trying to lower her patients' fevers. A Jewish physician volunteered despite lacking immunity to the virus. A fisherman became one of the first black policemen in the South when the white force was decimated by the disease. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePriests, sisters, reverends, rabbis, hearse drivers, gravediggers, retired military, an unashamed madam, a gambler... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome survived. Others paid the ultimate price. And with patients dying from something that wasn't yellow fever, only one person could hear the voices of the dead and help.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Babb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1096831260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781096831266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.96d","brand":"John Babb","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980840108287,"sku":"9781096831266","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aba507a3-2b4a-4a3b-b4c1-1328e45cd4b2.jpg?v=1683252188","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/voices-of-the-dead-john-babb-9781096831266","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}