Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague
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For Chinese immigrant Wong Chut King, surviving in San Francisco meant a life in the shadows. His passing on March 6, 1900, would have been unremarkable if a city health officer hadn't noticed a swollen black lymph node on his groin--a sign of bubonic plague. Empowered by racist pseudoscience, officials rushed to quarantine Chinatown while doctors examined Wong's tissue for telltale bacteria. If the devastating disease was not contained, San Francisco...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0393609456
ISBN13:9780393609455
Release Date:May 2019
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Length:304 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"
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