Plague and Fire Battling Black Death and the 1900 Burning of Honolulu's Chinatown |
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| Author:
| Mohr, James C. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-516231-8 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2004 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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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. One of the worst disasters in American public health history, the outbreak of plague resulted in the accidental burning of Honolulu's Chinatown and many of the city's Japanese, Chinese, and Hawaiian citizens losing their homes and businesses and being quarantined in detention camps. A historical...
More DescriptionAgainst 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. One of the worst disasters in American public health history, the outbreak of plague resulted in the accidental burning of Honolulu's Chinatown and many of the city's Japanese, Chinese, and Hawaiian citizens losing their homes and businesses and being quarantined in detention camps. A historical event that resonates with today's SARS outbreaks.