The novel is set in Philadelphia in the 1790s , during the second term of George Washington 's Presidency when the city served as the temporary capital of the United States .
The Red City ( 1909 ) is a historical novel by the American writer Silas Weir Mitchell .
The novel is set in Philadelphia in the 1790s , during the second term of George Washington 's Presidency when the city served as the temporary capital of the American   .
The Red City ( 1909 ) is a historical novel by the American writer Silas Weir Mitchell .