Plague and fire battling black death and the 1900 burning of Honolulu's Chinatown Mohr, James C. creator text bibliography Electronic books. History nyu New York Oxford University Press 2005 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (xi, 235 pages) : illustrations, maps Against a backdrop of racial tensions, a worldwide pandemic, and the coming of territorial status from the United States, this book examines the outbreak of plague in Honolulu in 1899/1900. The world plague epidemic of the 1890s -- The "existing government" of Hawaii -- The arrival of Pestis -- The government's plague fighters -- Quarantine -- December's debates and "a sad Christmas present" -- The decision to use fire -- Public health policy and the "great doctor's meeting" -- Fighting with fire -- The burning of Chinatown -- Detention camps -- The triumvirate struggles on -- The frustrations of mopping up -- Aftermath. James C. Mohr. Includes bibliographical references and index. English. n-us-hi a-cc--- Plague Hawaii Honolulu History 19th century Chinatown (Honolulu, Hawaii) History 19th century Fires Hawaii Honolulu History 19th century Politics, Practical Plague history Plague prevention & control Fires history Health Policy history History, 19th Century Minority Groups history Politics Public Health history Race Relations history China Peste Hawaii Honolulu Histoire 19e siècle Incendies Hawaii Honolulu Histoire 19e siècle Médecine Histoire 19e siècle Politique politics MEDICAL Preventive Medicine MEDICAL Forensic Medicine MEDICAL Public Health Politics, Practical Fires Plague Hawaii Hawaii Honolulu Hawaii Honolulu Chinatown 1800-1899 fast RC176.H3 M64 2005eb 614.5/732/0996931 2005 B-354 WC 355 M699p 2005 Plague and fire Mohr, James C. New York : Oxford University Press, 2005 (DLC) 2004049223 (OCoLC)54865397 1417587431 9781417587438 0195162315 9780195162318 1602568243 9781602568242 1280532831 9781280532832 0190289953 9780190289959 0198036760 9780198036760 9786610532834 6610532834 0195311825 9780195311822 2004049223 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/11163 N$T 050610 20260318171820.8 in00005701184 eng