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Jarrow, Gail,

Bubonic Panic : When Plague Invaded America / Gail Jarrow - First edition - 197 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-192) and index

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

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. This title includes photographs and drawings, a glossary, a timeline, further resources, an author's note, and source notes

Ages 10-18



Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2017

ISBN: 9781620917381 1620917386

Source: 1405837 QBI

LCCN: 2015953543

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Plague--History--United States--Juvenile literature
Epidemics--History--United States--Juvenile literature
Plague
Plague
Plague--History
Epidemics.
Plague.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Juvenile works
History.
Juvenile works.

LC Class. No.: RA644.P7 / J37 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 614.5/732