Yellow jack
Josh Russell
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Yellow jack
by Josh Russell
Published
2011
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
Pages
256
ISBN-13
9780393341850
Description
"Yellow Jack is a ribald, picaresque trip through an 1840s New Orleans saturated with sex, drugs, death, and corruption. It is the story of Claude Marchand, an apprentice to Louis Daguerre, who discovers the magic art of photography when he hides a broken thermometer in a cabinet and finds that the mercury fumes bring out images etched by the sun in metal plates. After a falling-out with Daguerre, Marchand flees from Paris to New Orleans where he becomes the first daguerreotypist in America and he gets hopelessly entangled with both a voodoo-adept octoroon mistress and the erotically precocious daughter of a prominent New Orleans family. As the city is ravaged each summer by yellow fever (yellow jack), Marchand's miraculous art is tested by death, politics, and jealousy. Mercury drives him mad, but his work will nevertheless make him immortal, after a fashion."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories]
The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories]
Fever 1793
An American Plague
Medical inquiries and observations
Short Stories (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories])
Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in Yellow jack?
This edition of Yellow jack has approximately 256 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Yellow jack?
For most readers, Yellow jack typically takes between 5h 20m and 3h 33m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 64,000 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 4h 16m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 9 days • Estimated word count: 64,000 words
Your individual reading time will vary based on your personal reading pace, the amount of daily reading time, and your familiarity with the subject matter.
What is the word count of Yellow jack?
The estimated word count for Yellow jack is approximately 64,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
This is an approximation — actual word count may vary based on font size, formatting, edition, and the presence of illustrations or charts.
Who is the author of Yellow jack?
Yellow jack was written by Josh Russell.
When was Yellow jack published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2011. The original work may have been published on a different date.