Plague and Fire Battling Black Death and the 1900 Burning of Honolulu's Chinatown

Name: Plague and Fire Battling Black Death and the 1900 Burning of Honolulu's Chinatown
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ISBN: 9780195311822

ISBN-10: 0195311825

ISBN-13: 9780195311822

Edition: 2006

Authors: James C. Mohr

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A little over a century ago, bubonic plague--the same Black Death that decimated medieval Europe--arrived on the shores of Hawaii just as the islands were about to become a U.S. territory. In this absorbing narrative, James Mohr tells the story of that fearful visitation and its fiery climax--a vast conflagration that engulfed Honolulu's Chinatown. Mohr tells this gripping tale largely through the eyes of the people caught up in the disaster, from members of the white elite to Chinese doctors, Japanese businessmen, and Hawaiian reporters. At the heart of the narrative are three American physicians--the Honolulu Board of Health--who became virtual dictators when the government granted them…

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List price: $49.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/17/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 8.82" wide x 5.79" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Prologue



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 Doctors' Meeting"



Fighting with Fire



The Burning of Chinatown



Detention Camps



The Triumvirate Struggles On



The Frustrations of Mopping Up



Aftermath


Notes


Index