In May 1792 a Bristol brig runs into Delaware Bay carrying a young French nobleman and his mother, exiles from the Revolution. Philadelphia, then the nation’s capital, takes them in, and the newcomer is drawn into the quarrels of Washington’s second administration, French intrigue on American soil, and the terrible yellow-fever summer when everyone who could afford to fled across the Schuylkill.
Written by a Philadelphia physician steeped in his city’s history, it suits readers who like the early republic seen from its streets. Download the free EPUB.