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Book

Bubonic panic : when plague invaded America

Call Number

  • J 614.5732 JARR (CEN)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

Honesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, [2016]

Physical Description

197 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm

Audience

Ages 10-18.

Summary

In March 1900, San Francisco's health department investigated a strange and horrible death in Chinatown. A man had died of bubonic plague, one of the world's deadliest diseases. But how could that be possible? Bubonic Panic tells the true story of America's first plague epidemic -- the public health doctors who desperately fought to end it, the political leaders who tried to keep it hidden, and the brave scientists who uncovered the plague's secrets. This title includes photographs and drawings, a glossary, a timeline, further resources, an author's note, and source notes.

Contents

  • Phantom killer
  • Pandemic!
  • Return of the scourge
  • Secrets uncovered
  • Injections of hope
  • Fleas and flames
  • Death in Chinatown
  • The monkey died
  • Quarantine outrage
  • No end in sight
  • Changes at the top
  • Earthquake!
  • Blue's brigade
  • Into the wild
  • Disease undefeated
  • Frequently asked questions
  • Glossary
  • Timeline.

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