
Politics and Culture in Early America
Lectures in History
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Urban Archaeology
In the 17 nineties and early 18 hundreds of cities are visited over and over and over again by yellow outbreaks. We see that they tended to affect the poor more than they did the wealthy. Any thoughts about why the wealthy might have been spared the worst effects of yellow fever in the early national period? Ryan, their clothing was a lot like more covering of their bodies, i guess. And like it was just like more coverage sol they wouldn't give them.
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