Lep Nye, a fourteen-year-old doctor's apprentice, goes to Philadelphia, where his sister Clara lives, because of a serious outbreak of yellow fever
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Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 38539919-6
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Seller: Illustrated Bookshelf, Flagstaff, AZ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First printing. Fine in fine jacket. "Lep's father's last words, uttered on the battlefield, inspired in Lep a feverish desire to master medicine and rescue the sik. Asclepius, his namesake, the demigod doctor of Greek mythology, was said to have brought the dead back to life--and fourteen-year-old Lep's faith in the powers of medicine is scarely less sure. Lep, an apprentice to a doctor, helps his master take care of yellow fever victims in Philadelphia during the epidemic of 1793. Seller Inventory # 4089
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Seller: Lazy S Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. The epidemic of 1793 is the setting for Fleischman's story of science and myth, faith, and foolishness, and a young healer's discovery of his limitations. Inscribed by the author on the page after the FFEP. No noticeable wear. A very nice copy. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 001645
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