Plague and fire : battling black death and the 1900 burning of Honolulu's Chinatown / James C. Mohr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mohr, James C.

Mohr, James C, Corporate Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plague--Hawaii--Honolulu--History--19th century.

Plague.

Fires--Hawaii--Honolulu--History--19th century.

Fires.

Chinatown (Honolulu, Hawaii)--History--19th century.

Chinatown (Honolulu, Hawaii).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1 The World Plague Epidemic of the 1890's; 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;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-028995-3

0-19-531182-5

0-19-803676-0

1-280-53283-1

9786610532834

1-60256-824-3

1-4175-8743-1

OCLC:

922952554