In 1900, the bubonic plague found its way to San Francisco, probably carried by rats on a ship making the journey between Hawaii and America. Quickly it established itself in the Chinese quarter, an overcrowded ghetto where the inhabitants were forced to live in terrible conditions.
The speed it took hold was assisted in no small part by the Governor of California, Henry Gage, who believed that any hint of bubonic plague would deeply damage both the city and the state. His denials, along with fear and widespread anti-Asian sentiment, would allow the plague to thrive.
Fascinating and timely, discover the gripping story of the race against time to save San Francisco and America from the deadly plague.
