Bubonic panic : when plague invaded America
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-192) and index.

In March 1900, San Francisco's health department investigated a strange and horrible death in Chinatown. A man had died of bubonic plague, one of the world's deadliest diseases. But how could that be possible? Bubonic Panic tells the true story of America's first plague epidemic -- the public health doctors who desperately fought to end it, the political leaders who tried to keep it hidden, and the brave scientists who uncovered the plague's secrets. This title includes photographs and drawings, a glossary, a timeline, further resources, an author's note, and source notes.

Ages 10-18.

Reading counts,8.5,10.

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2017