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Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague
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On March 6, 1900, the bubonic plague took its first victim on American soil: Chinese immigrant Wong Chut King. Empowered by racist pseudoscience, officials rushed to quarantine Chinatown--but when corrupt politicians mounted a cover-up to obscure the threat, it fell to federal health officer Rupert Blue to save San Francisco, and the nation, from a gruesome fate. Black Death at the Golden Gate is a spine-chilling saga of virulent racism, human folly, and the ultimate triumph of scientific progress.
Book Details
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- Publish Date: Jul 7th, 2020
- Pages: 304
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.50in - 5.60in - 0.80in - 0.55lb
- EAN: 9780393358155
- Categories: • United States - State & Local - West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT• United States - 20th Century• Infectious Diseases
About the Author
Randall, David K.: - David K. Randall is the New York Times best-selling author of four books, including Dreamland and Black Death at the Golden Gate. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and elsewhere. A senior reporter at Reuters, he lives in Montclair, New Jersey.
Critics’ reviews
Praise for this book
A meticulously researched history that unfolds like a thriller.--Mary Roach, New York Times best-selling author of Grunt
A haunting detective tale packed with villains and heroes.--Jason Fagone, author of the national bestseller The Woman Who Smashed Codes
A vivid, fast-paced and at times revolting history of the plague in San Francisco.... [Black Death at the Golden Gate] unfolds like a medical thriller.--Julia Flynn Siler "Wall Street Journal"
The race to identify, isolate and halt the disease is set against a rich background of official complacency, financial malfeasance, political intrigues and scientific disputes.... Randall's account is pacy and gripping.--Tilli Tansey "Nature"
Black Death at the Golden Gate provides a fascinating glimpse into [a] forgotten chapter of American history.... Discrimination, bigotry, and greed are woven throughout this fast-paced, historical, non-fiction adventure.... This is a great read for anyone who enjoys history or medicine.--Jennifer Melville "San Francisco Book Review"
A fascinating, in-depth look at a little-known episode in American history.... The story of the bubonic plague outbreak serves as an excellent lead-in for Randall to examine the advances that created modern cities.-- "Shelf Awareness"
This story of an epidemic that wasn't is a gripping historical mystery and a key cautionary tale for our own time.-- "Booklist"
A complex tale of medicine, politics, race, and public health.... [Randall] does good work in revealing the clamorous clash of public and private interests surrounding the outbreak.... A tale that resonates with the outbreak of measles, mumps, and other supposedly contained epidemics today.-- "Kirkus Reviews"
David K. Randall is a spellbinding writer. He has turned a critical chapter of medical history into a riveting tale that reads like a detective novel, chock-full of scandals and intrigue.... Read Black Death at the Golden Gate because it's a page-turner, but more important, read this book because the issues Randall spotlights resonate today.--Randi Hutter Epstein, author of Aroused