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Plague and fire : battling Black Death and the 1900 burning of Honolulu's Chinatown
- Title
- Plague and fire : battling Black Death and the 1900 burning of Honolulu's Chinatown / James C. Mohr.
- Author
- Mohr, James C.
- Publication
- New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | RC176.H3 M64 2005 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 235 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Subjects
- Plague > Hawaii > Honolulu > History > 19th century
- Politics
- Health Policy > history
- History, 19th Century
- Plague > history
- Race Relations > history
- Chinatown (Honolulu, Hawaii) > History > 19th century
- Fires > history
- Plague > prevention & control
- Public Health > history
- Fires > Hawaii > Honolulu > History > 19th century
- Note
- Originally published: 2005.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. The World Plague Epidemic of the 1890s -- 2. The "Existing Government" of Hawaii -- 3. The Arrival of Pestis -- 4. The Government's Plague Fighters -- 5. Quarantine -- 6. December's Debates and "a Sad Christmas Present" -- 7. The Decision to Use Fire -- 8. Public Health Policy and the "Great Doctors' Meeting" -- 9. Fighting with Fire -- 10. The Burning of Chinatown -- 11. Detention Camps -- 12. The Triumvirate Struggles On -- 13. The Frustrations of Mopping Up -- 14. Aftermath.
- ISBN
- 0195311825 (pbk.)
- 9780195311822 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- 9780195311822
- OCLC
- ocm70844340
- SCSB-5305776
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries