Describes an epidemic of bubonic plague that erupted in turn-of-the-century San Francisco and the efforts of scientists to contain the disease, discover its source, and eradicate it from the city.
Describes an epidemic of bubonic plague that erupted in turn-of-the-century San Francisco and the efforts of scientists to contain the disease, discover its source, and eradicate it from the city.
Describes an epidemic of bubonic plague that erupted in turn-of-the-century San Francisco and the efforts of scientists to contain the disease, discover its source, and eradicate it from the city.
A biography of the author of "Trout fishing in America" and "A Confederate general from Big Sur" portrays his career from life among the Beats in 1950s San Francisco to the hippies in the 1960s to his abrupt suicide in 1984.
San Francisco
by Lonely Planet Publications (Firm), Benson, Sara, Bing, Alison, Vlahides, John A.
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Machine generated contents note: -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. A "Half-Open Door to America": Guarding the Golden Gate -- Chapter 2. "One Hundred Kinds of Oppressive Laws": Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island -- Chapter 3. "Agony, Anguish, and Anxiety": Jap…