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EAN-13 | 9780765681072 |
Product Name | An American Plague: The True And Terrifying Story Of The Yellow Fever Epidemic Of 1793 (Newbery Honor Book) |
Language | English |
Category | Book / Magazine / Publication |
Amazon.com | Buy on Amazon ~ 0395776082 |
SKU | SM004938375 |
Price New | 7.99 US Dollars (curriencies) |
Price Used | 0.99 US Dollars (curriencies) |
Width | 0.74 inches (convert) |
Height | 9.5 inches (convert) |
Length | 7 inches (convert) |
Weight | 23.52 ounces (convert) |
Author | Jim Murphy |
Page Count | 176 |
Binding | Hardcover |
Published | 06/23/2003 |
Features | Great product! |
Long Description | 1793, Philadelphia. The nation's capital and the largest city in North America is devastated by an apparently incurable disease, cause unknown . . . In a powerful, dramatic narrative, critically acclaimed author Jim Murphy describes the illness known as yellow fever and the toll it took on the city's residents, relating the epidemic to the major social and political events of the day and to 18th-century medical beliefs and practices. Drawing on first-hand accounts, Murphy spotlights the heroic role of Philadelphia's free blacks in combating the disease, and the Constitutional crisis that President Washington faced when he was forced to leave the city—and all his papers—while escaping the deadly contagion. The search for the fever's causes and cure, not found for more than a century afterward, provides a suspenseful counterpoint to this riveting true story of a city under siege. An American Plague 's numerous awards include a Sibert Medal, a Newbery Honor, and designation as a National Book Award Finalist. Thoroughly researched, generously illustrated with fascinating archival prints, and unflinching in its discussion of medical details, this book offers a glimpse into the conditions of American cities at the time of our nation's birth while drawing timely parallels to modern-day epidemics. Bibliography, map, index. |
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Data Feed API v2 - Access and Data Layout
This describes how to use version 2.x of the data feed. Version 1.x of the feed is no longer supported in any way.
Accessing the data requires your account to have an active data feed. This switch can be turned on or off on the data feed page. This is also where you will be able to view your KEYCODE which is required to make calls to the feed.
You must always pass these...
- keycode : 16 digit code (your app doesn't need to log in, it only needs the keycode)
- mode : json, xml or csv
When looking up data...
- find : 8, 12 or 13 digits to search for
- comp : yes/no (optional, defaults to "yes". if "no" skip the company lookup)
- pending : yes/no (optional, defaults to "no". if "yes" pending updates may be returned)
- search : normal/deep - if this is omitted or any unexpected value, a normal search will be performed. A deep search will take longer than a normal search. Our web bots will make an effort to locate more information about the product. This only happens if we have no information on file already. This can take a couple extra seconds or up to a minute. Your app needs to be able to deal with this delay. (defaults to normal)
When updating data...
- update : 8, 12 or 13 digits to search for
- field : The product field to update (sorry, no company updates allows)
- value : The new value (will go into a pending area until validated)
- Only products information can be updated (no company info)
- Only update one field per request
- Update may be ignored if other pending updates exist
- Error result status is returned if updating a locked product
- To upload product images, see this blog article.
To download the list of categories...
- get : category
The feed return data structure...
All fieds are returned regardless of the result. Check the status code before trying to make use of any of the data returned. As long as the code you send is valid (not an error) the barcode field will hold a link to a baccode graphic. If you get a 404 error because we can't find the product, you may still get valid data in the company section so you may want to check the company name field.
status | |
find | the find value you sent in your request |
code | 200 = success, 404 = not found, 400 and 500 = error |
message | details about the code |
version | feed version number |
product | |
modified | YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS (24 hour time) |
ean13 | 13 digit EAN-13 code |
upca | 12 digit UPC-A code (may be n/a) |
upce | 8 digit UPC-E code (may be n/a) |
product | the name of the product |
description | size, weight, count, color, etc. |
category_no | numeric category code |
category_text | text version of the category |
url | a link to the product page (not on our site) |
image | a link to an image of the product (on our site) |
has_long_desc | does this product have a long description (1/0) |
barcode | a link to a barcode image (on our site) |
locked | is this data locked from updates (1/0) |
company | |
name | company name |
logo | a link to a company logo (on our site) |
url | a link to the company's official web site |
address | the company's mailing address |
phone | the company's phone number (digits only) |
locked | is this data locked from updates (1/0) |
You will need to make requests for the content of the long description in a separate call get=long_desc to the GET or POST request. In this case, you will only get back the long description. The return structure of the long description data looks like this...
status | |
find | the find value you sent in your request |
code | 200 = success, 404 = not found, 400 and 500 = error |
message | details about the code |
version | feed version number |
product | |
modified | YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS (24 hour time) |
long_desc | the long description for the product |
locked | is this data locked from updates (1/0) |