An American Plague
The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793
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In the winter of 1918, at the height of World War I, history's most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, then exploded, killing as many as 100 million people worldwide. It killed more people in 24 weeks than AIDS has killed in 24 years, more in a year than the Black Death killed in a century. But this was not the Middle Ages, and 1918 marked the first collision between modern science and epidemic disease.
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A Predilection for Those in the Prime of Life
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In recent years, malaria has emerged as a cause célèbre for voguish philanthropists. Bill Gates, Bono, and Laura Bush are only a few of the personalities who have lent their names - and opened their pocketbooks - in hopes of curing the disease. Still, in a time when every emergent disease inspires waves of panic, why aren’t we doing more to eradicate one of our oldest foes? And how does a parasitic disease that we’ve known how to prevent for more than a century still infect 500 million people every year, killing nearly 1 million of them?
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Atrocities abound.
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- Meri
- 06-15-17
An entire book of headlines
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
No. It's monotonous. At least on audiobook. There are a lot of good pieces of information in there, but the reading is like having headlines shot at you.
What was one of the most memorable moments of An American Plague?
When the Black churches rose up to care for their white neighbors. I had not known that.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
Had Bottino read the book before he read it aloud? There are no highs and lows. It all has the same tension and tone which makes it monotonous and boring. A real feat when you are talking about the Yellow Fever and the decimation of the capital of a new country. Oi. If someone with Patrick Tull's care and patience had read it, it would have been much better. I had to stop listening.
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
Dear gods, no. The illnesses are described in minute detail and it's enough to turn your stomach. As it should be. It's about a plague after all.
Any additional comments?
It's too bad the narration is so poor. It's a really interesting topic and deserves better.
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- Brit Suttell
- 01-16-15
Slow Narrator
A very quick little volume despite the narrator's terrible pacing. The story itself was not that interesting and I felt there was no actual narrative arc, rather just a regurgitation of facts and news clippings.
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- Susan
- 06-15-18
An American Plague
I loved this and think adults as well as teenagers will like it. Keep washing your hands. Cough Into your elbows and know that this stuff happened before, and will again.
It was 1793, 19 years before my Dad, was born. Not so long ago a after-all.
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- K. J. Kendall
- 01-03-14
Content 4, Narration 1
Is there anything you would change about this book?
New narrator
What did you like best about this story?
Content
Would you be willing to try another one of Pat Bottino’s performances?
No
Did An American Plague inspire you to do anything?
Take diction lessons, with an emphasis on not GASPING for breath after every third sentence.
Any additional comments?
I have listened to several books but this is the first time that I was made aware of EVERY SINGLE BREATH the narrator took during the reading.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-11-20
The book is good
The book is good but I don’t like how is says 6 chapters when there is like twenty of them in total
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- Betty A. Wright
- 01-09-14
Nice story, not the best narrator
What did you like best about An American Plague? What did you like least?
The story was well done with many quotes from people who lived through the horror. I did not like the choice of reader, the reading is too plodding/careful. He uses inflections with his voice going up and down, but reads at the same pace as if he were reading to a metronome.
Would you be willing to try another book from Jim Murphy? Why or why not?
I would try the author again. The subject is interesting and the writing style is comfortable.
What didn’t you like about Pat Bottino’s performance?
The reading sounds forced and unnatural lacking the speed variations common in most readings. He is very careful in pronunciation. The reading style just doesn't feel comfortable to me.
Was An American Plague worth the listening time?
Yes. I learned a lot about that time in history, the plight of the poor, the heroic efforts of nurses many of whom were black, and how life changed because of this plague.
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- Deedra
- 05-02-16
An American Plague
This was an interesting read but was not as scientific as I was hoping for.I found Mr Bottinos narration rather dry.
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- Julie Seavello
- 08-15-15
Excellent
I never knew about yellow fever's effect upon American and world history. Fascinating! A nice quick listen of information that will stay with me forever.
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- Cyndi Taylor
- 02-06-20
Very Disappointing
My middle school class is reading this book, so I bought the audible for them to listen to instead of hearing me read aloud. The chapters in the audible don't align with the book. I couldn't find where the book's chapter 2 was in the audible, and we weren't able to use the audible at all.
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- John O.
- 07-27-15
not very good at anything
Would you try another book from Jim Murphy and/or Pat Bottino?
no because the book was the hardest thing to read. it had no bace line story. it had no character description, it was mostly boring to read.
Would you ever listen to anything by Jim Murphy again?
maybe if it was not a history book because i did not like this book.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
anger and disappointment i was hoping this book would just be ok but its not. this book needs a lot of help if i were to read it again. it is very history and not really cool and fun to read.
Any additional comments?
if you need a book to write a paper book on and you are the person that can read boring books then this is the book for you
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