{"product_id":"the-barbary-plague-the-black-death-in-victorian-san-francisco-9780375757082","title":"The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco","description":"The veteran \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003escience reporter Marilyn Chase's fascinating account of an outbreak of bubonic plague in late Victorian San Francisco is a real-life thriller that resonates in today's headlines.\u003cb\u003e The Barbary Plague\u003c\/b\u003e transports us to the Gold Rush boomtown in 1900, at the end of the city's Gilded Age. With a deep understanding of the effects on public health of politics, race, and geography, Chase shows how one city triumphed over perhaps the most frightening and deadly of all scourges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marilyn Chase\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/09\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375757082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/18\/2004 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARILYN CHASE\u003c\/b\u003e, a longtime reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, covers medical science and health care, currently focusing on infectious-disease outbreaks and bioterrorism. An honors graduate of Stanford University who also holds a master's degree from the University of California at Berkeley, Chase lives with her family in San Francisco.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44411327971443,"sku":"9780375757082","price":30.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_02414035-216f-4669-aa46-ebb76a39aa48.jpg?v=1772025348","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-barbary-plague-the-black-death-in-victorian-san-francisco-9780375757082","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}