Bubonic panic : when plague invaded America /

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...

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Main Author: Jarrow, Gail (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Honesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, [2016]
Edition:First edition.
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Table of 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.