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100 1 a| Randall, David K.,e| author.=| ^A1127149;

245 10 a| Black Death at the Golden Gate :b| the race to save America from the bubonic plague /c| David K. Randall.;

250 a| First edition.;

264 1 a| New York :b| W.W. Norton & Company,c| [2019];

300 a| 273 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

520 a| Traces the massive effort to contain an outbreak of bubonic plague in 1900 San Francisco, detailing how the process was complicated by virulent racism, pseudoscience, and political cover-ups.;

505 0 a| Prologue: Fighting the devil with fire -- Across the sea -- The Nippon Maru -- The imperial city -- Criminal idiocy -- Fault lines -- Quarantine -- Oust the faker -- An infamous compact -- An impossible task -- A most peculiar team -- As soon as possible -- The unpleasant past -- For god's sake send food -- Two percent -- The worst corner of hell -- One of California's adopted sons -- Cast aside -- A hero once more -- Epilogue: how close we came.;

541 1 3| Laupus-a| Daniel Shingleton, donor.;

650 0 a| Diseasesx| History.=| ^A108440;

650 12 a| Plaguex| history0| (DNLM)D010930Q000266=| ^A919857;

650 22 a| Quarantinex| history0| (DNLM)D011790Q000266=| ^A929918;

650 22 a| Epidemicsx| prevention & control0| (DNLM)D058872Q000517=| ^A1114784;

650 22 a| History, 20th Century0| (DNLM)D049673=| ^A941311;

651 2 a| San Francisco0| (DNLM)D012495=| ^A1458961;

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Black Death at the Golden Gate : the race to save America from the bubonic plague / David K. Randall.

Author/creator	Randall, David K. author.
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication	New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2019]
Description	273 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects	Plague--California. --San Francisco. --History. --20th century. Diseases--History. Plague--history. Quarantine--history. Epidemics--prevention & control. History, 20th Century San Francisco

Contents	Prologue: Fighting the devil with fire -- Across the sea -- The Nippon Maru -- The imperial city -- Criminal idiocy -- Fault lines -- Quarantine -- Oust the faker -- An infamous compact -- An impossible task -- A most peculiar team -- As soon as possible -- The unpleasant past -- For god's sake send food -- Two percent -- The worst corner of hell -- One of California's adopted sons -- Cast aside -- A hero once more -- Epilogue: how close we came.
Abstract	Traces the massive effort to contain an outbreak of bubonic plague in 1900 San Francisco, detailing how the process was complicated by virulent racism, pseudoscience, and political cover-ups.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acquisitions source	Laupus- Daniel Shingleton, donor.
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2018055377
ISBN	9780393609455 hardcover
ISBN	0393609456 hardcover

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