Characters
The protagonist of the novel is a young girl.
Who is Mattie?
This place was where many prominent members of Philadelphia went to gather, eat and drink.
What is Cook's Coffee House.
"Mattie, you are like kin to me, as is your mother. I can't let you stay here."
Who is Eliza?
He felt he should have brought her flowers.
Who is Nathaniel?
The wealthy went here to escape the Yellow Fever.
What is the country?
He never came back even though he was a king.
Who is King George?
Mother wanted Mattie to flee here so she would not catch the fever.
What is the Ludington's farm?
“Life was a battle, and Mother a tired and bitter captain”
Who is Mattie?
She sold eggs but traded in gossip.
Who is Mrs. Epler?
They suffered the most during this epidemic,
Who are the poor?
As heads of the Free African Society , their members helped the victims of Yellow Fever.
Who are Absalom Jones and Richard Allen?
At the end of their time there it was clear that one of these oh- so- proper -people was seriously ill.
Who are the Ogilvies?
"It happened quickly. Polly sewed by candlelight after dinner. Her mother repeated over and over..."
Who is Mother?
The mutton stew was popular here.
What is Cook's Coffee House.
This town would not let Grandfather and Mattie pass through
What is Pembroke?
He thought he knew best how treat the victims of Yellow Fever but his methods caused many to needlessly die.
Who is Dr. Benjamin Rush?
They closed up their home tightly and they did not come out until the frost.
Who are the Peales.
"Philadelphia suffers fevers every August. This season it's those cursed refugees."
Who is Grandfather?
He was the most famous painter in Philadelphia and his portraits were in high demand.
Who is Charles Wilson Peale?
Because these French doctors had seen this disease before in this country, they knew how to properly treat it.
What French West Indies?
He turned a hospital known as an unsafe place into the most effective hospital in treating the epidemic of 1793.
Who is Stephen Girard?
The fever seemed to start here and be worse in this area.
What is the waterfront?
“Rowley, the imposter. Autumnal fever indeed. Your mother has yellow fever. There’s no doubt at all.”
Who is Dr. Kerr?
As a cooper, he was able to make a living.
Who is Joseph?
This first hot-air balloon launch served as an inspiration to Mattie and a metaphor for her feelings.
What is Blanchard's balloon