The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco
2003-05-10T21:59:24-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNTkwXC8yMDAzMDUxMDIyMDA0NTAwMi5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Marilyn Chase talked about her book The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco. She told the story of an outbreak of bubonic plague in San Francisco during the first decade of the twentieth century, reviewing the history and reading selections from the book. She also talked about the lessons that can be applied to the recent Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak. Following her talk, Ms. Chase took questions from members of the audience.
Marilyn Chase talked about her book The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco. She told the story of an outbreak of bub… read more
Marilyn Chase talked about her book The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco. She told the story of an outbreak of bubonic plague in San Francisco during the first decade of the twentieth century, reviewing the history and reading selections from the book. She also talked about the lessons that can be applied to the recent Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak. Following her talk, Ms. Chase took questions from members of the audience. close
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