Bubonic Panic: When Plague Invaded America

by Gail Jarrow

Hardcover, 2016

Library's review

A descriptive and compelling narrative of the spread of bubonic plague. Jarrow vividly describes how public health doctors worked tirelessly to uncover the source of the plague, how the disease spread, and how some political leaders tried to keep its spread to the United States secret. FAQs,
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Glossary, Timeline, Author’s Note, Source Notes, Bibliography, Index.
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Publication

Calkins Creek (2016), Edition: Illustrated, 200 pages

Description

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. Once again, acclaimed author and scientific expert Gail Jarrow brings the history of a medical mystery to life in vivid and exciting detail for young readers. This title includes photographs and drawings, a glossary, a timeline, further resources, an author's note, and source notes.

Language

Original language

English

Pages

200

Physical description

200 p.; 10.25 inches

ISBN

1620917386 / 9781620917381

DDC/MDS

614.5

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