<p>In 1793 a disastrous plague of yellow fever paralyzed Philadelphia, killing thousands of residents and bringing the nation's capital city to a standstill. In this psychological portrait of a city in terror, J. H. Powell presents a penetrating study of human nature revealing itself. <i>Bring Out Your Dead</i> is an absorbing account, form the original sources, of an infamous tragedy that left its mark on all it touched.</p>