Lazaretto : a novel
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Published
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2016].
ISBN
9780062126962, 0062126962, 9780062126979, 0062126970, 9780062126986, 0062126989
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bellwood Public Library - Stacks | FIC MCK | On Shelf |
Chicago Heights Public Library - Stacks | FICTION MCKINNEY-WHETSTONE | On Shelf |
Dolton Public Library District - Ask Staff | F MCK | Ask staff |
Elmwood Park Public Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION MCKINNEY-WHETSTONE, D. | On Shelf |
Evergreen Park Public Library - Stacks | F MCKINNEY-WHETSTONE | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Pennsylvania -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Race relations -- 19th century.
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Quarantine -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Fiction.
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Pennsylvania -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Race relations -- 19th century.
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Quarantine -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Fiction.
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Published
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2016].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
338 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780062126962, 0062126962, 9780062126979, 0062126970, 9780062126986, 0062126989
UPC
40025968823
Notes
Description
Diane McKinney-Whetstone's nationally bestselling novel, Tumbling, immersed us into Philadelphia's black community during the Civil Rights era, and she returns to the city in this new historical novel about a cast of nineteenth-century characters whose colorful lives intersect at the legendary Lazaretto--America's first quarantine hospital. Isolated on an island where two rivers meet, the Lazaretto quarantine hospital is the first stop for immigrants who wish to begin new lives in Philadelphia. The Lazaretto's black live-in staff forge a strong social community, and when one of them receives permission to get married on the island the mood is one of celebration, particularly since the white staff--save the opium-addicted doctor--are given leave for the weekend. On the eve of the ceremony, a gunshot rings out across the river. A white man has fired at a boat carrying the couple's friends and family to the island, and the captain is injured. His life lies in the hands of Sylvia, the Lazaretto's head nurse, who is shocked to realize she knows the patient. Intertwined with the drama unfolding at the Lazaretto are the fates of orphan brothers. When one brother commits a crime to protect the other, he imperils both of their lives--and the consequences ultimately deliver both of them to the Lazaretto. In this masterful work of historical fiction, Diane McKinney-Whetstone seamlessly transports us to Philadelphia in the aftermath of the Civil War and Lincoln's assassination, beautifully evoking powerful stories of love, friendship and humanity amid the vibrant black community that flourished amid the troubled times.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McKinney-Whetstone, D. (2016). Lazaretto: a novel (First edition.). Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McKinney-Whetstone, Diane. 2016. Lazaretto: A Novel. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McKinney-Whetstone, Diane. Lazaretto: A Novel Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McKinney-Whetstone, Diane. Lazaretto: A Novel First edition., Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2016.
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