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GUARDING THE GOLDEN GATE |
Subtitle:
A History of the U.S. Quarantine Station in San Francisco Bay
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Book Category:
History > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
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Author:
J. Gordon Frierson, MD
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Binding:
Paperback
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ISBN 13:
9781647790462
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Price:
USD 29.95
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Publication Year:
2022
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Publisher Info
Caddie Dufurrena,
University of Nevada Press,Reno, NV 0 - 89557-0166,USA
Web: www.unpress.nevada.edu Inquiry
Book Description
Frierson covers the creation and operation of the quarantine station, which is integral to San Francisco’s history, and reveals the steps taken to prevent the spread of diseases.
Ordering/Distributor/Wholesaler Information
Chicago Distribution Center, Ingram, Baker & Taylor
Book Review and Awards
“Guarding the Golden Gate is a remarkably extensive history of isolation and quarantine. The scholarship is first-rate.” —George W. Rutherford, MD