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Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague

by David K. Randall

A spine-chilling saga of virulent racism, human folly, and the ultimate triumph of scientific progress. 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 plagu

Publisher

Norton & Company Limited, W. W.

Publication date

2020

Format

Print edition

Pages

304

ISBN

9780393358155