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Author Randall, David K., author.

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

Edition First edition.
Publication Info. New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2019]
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1942016~S1
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 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  616.9232009 RAN    AVAILABLE
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Description 273 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-262) and index.
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.
Subject Plague -- California -- San Francisco -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN 9780393609455 (hardcover)
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