Author: Alonzo Phelps
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 782
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Contemporary Biography of California's Representative Men
Author: Alonzo Phelps
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 782
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Publisher:
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 782
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Contemporary Biography of California's Representative Men
Author: Alonzo Phelps
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Contemporary Biography of California's Representative Men, with Contributions from Distinguished Scholars and Scientists
Author: Alonzo Phelps
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages :
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Category : California
Languages : en
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History of California
Author: Hubert Howe Bancroft
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 846
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 846
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History of California. 1884-90
Author: Hubert Howe Bancroft
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Category : British Columbia
Languages : en
Pages : 850
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Category : British Columbia
Languages : en
Pages : 850
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Contemporary Biography of California's Representative Men
Author: Alonzo Phelps
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 644
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 644
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The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft: Essays and miscellany
Author: Hubert Howe Bancroft
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Category : British Columbia
Languages : en
Pages : 784
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Category : British Columbia
Languages : en
Pages : 784
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California: 1542-1800
Author: Hubert Howe Bancroft
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 850
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 850
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Guarding the Golden Gate
Author: J. Gordon Frierson, MD
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
ISBN: 1647790476
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
As a major seaport, San Francisco had for decades struggled to control infectious diseases carried by passengers on ships entering the port. In 1882, a steamer from Hong Kong arrived carrying over 800 Chinese passengers, including one who had smallpox. The steamer was held in quarantine for weeks, during which time more passengers on board the ship contracted the disease. This episode convinced port authorities that better means of quarantining infected ship arrivals were necessary. Guarding the Golden Gate covers not only the creation and operation of the station, which is integral to San Francisco’s history, but also discusses the challenges of life on Angel Island—a small, exposed, and nearly waterless landmass on the north side of the Bay. The book reveals the steps taken to prevent the spread of diseases not only into the United States but also into other ports visited by ships leaving San Francisco; the political struggles over the establishment of a national quarantine station; and the day-to-day life of the immigrants and staff inhabiting the island. With the advancement of the understanding of infectious diseases and the development of treatments, the quarantine station’s activities declined in the 1930s, and the facility ultimately shuttered its doors in 1949. While Angel Island is now a California state park, it remains as a testament to an influential period in the nation’s history that offers rich insights into efforts to maintain the public’s safety during health crises.
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
ISBN: 1647790476
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
As a major seaport, San Francisco had for decades struggled to control infectious diseases carried by passengers on ships entering the port. In 1882, a steamer from Hong Kong arrived carrying over 800 Chinese passengers, including one who had smallpox. The steamer was held in quarantine for weeks, during which time more passengers on board the ship contracted the disease. This episode convinced port authorities that better means of quarantining infected ship arrivals were necessary. Guarding the Golden Gate covers not only the creation and operation of the station, which is integral to San Francisco’s history, but also discusses the challenges of life on Angel Island—a small, exposed, and nearly waterless landmass on the north side of the Bay. The book reveals the steps taken to prevent the spread of diseases not only into the United States but also into other ports visited by ships leaving San Francisco; the political struggles over the establishment of a national quarantine station; and the day-to-day life of the immigrants and staff inhabiting the island. With the advancement of the understanding of infectious diseases and the development of treatments, the quarantine station’s activities declined in the 1930s, and the facility ultimately shuttered its doors in 1949. While Angel Island is now a California state park, it remains as a testament to an influential period in the nation’s history that offers rich insights into efforts to maintain the public’s safety during health crises.
Marcus Daly's Road to Montana
Author: Brenda Wahler
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1540261344
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The Making of a Copper King! Born in 1841 to tenant farmers, Marcus Daly came from rural Ireland to New York as a boy. Having learned the big city’s harsh lessons, he traveled west to the gold and silver mining camps of California, Nevada, Utah and Montana. Then, a spectacular discovery in the Anaconda mine him one of Montana’s famed Copper Kings. Yet, his early life remained shrouded in myth. Famed for his machinations in state politics and shaping Butte into the “Richest Hill on Earth,” his path from farm boy to mining king has been overlooked. For the first time, author Brenda Wahler brings his secretive and formative early years to life.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1540261344
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The Making of a Copper King! Born in 1841 to tenant farmers, Marcus Daly came from rural Ireland to New York as a boy. Having learned the big city’s harsh lessons, he traveled west to the gold and silver mining camps of California, Nevada, Utah and Montana. Then, a spectacular discovery in the Anaconda mine him one of Montana’s famed Copper Kings. Yet, his early life remained shrouded in myth. Famed for his machinations in state politics and shaping Butte into the “Richest Hill on Earth,” his path from farm boy to mining king has been overlooked. For the first time, author Brenda Wahler brings his secretive and formative early years to life.