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

Published Cary : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (250 pages) Contents ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Prologue""; ""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""; ""Notes""; ""Index""; ""A"" Bc -- d -- e -- g -- h -- i -- j -- k -- l -- m -- n -- p -- q -- r -- s -- t -- u -- w -- y Summary 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 Notes Print version record Subject Plague -- Hawaii -- Honolulu -- History -- 19th century Fires -- Hawaii -- Honolulu -- History -- 19th century Politics, Practical. Plague -- history Plague -- prevention & control Fires -- history Health Policy -- history History, 19th Century Minority Groups -- history Politics Public Health -- history Race Relations -- history politics. Politics, Practical Fires Plague SUBJECT Chinatown (Honolulu, Hawaii) -- History -- 19th century Hawaii. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80061028 China https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002681 Hawaii https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006254 Subject Hawaii Hawaii -- Honolulu Hawaii -- Honolulu -- Chinatown Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780198036760 0198036760

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