Fever 1793 tells the story of Mattie Cook. The story takes place in Philadelphia when yellow fever reached epidemic proportions. Mattie's family runs a coffeehouse, they enjoy the benefits of a successful business until the fever starts to spread. In the city, the fever would spread very quickly, and kill very quickly.
Once yellow fever starts to strike people, thousands become sick and die. Mattie's mother gets sick, Mattie herself gets sick with the fever. Mattie survives, her mother survives and throughout the book, Mattie faces many challenges, through this process, she becomes a mature, responsible young woman.
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