The Bubonic Plague in... San Francisco?

That time San Francisco was plagued by THE LITERAL PLAGUE. Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath ***OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT*** Small monthly donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath A one time donation on PayPal: https://bit.ly/2HmgkYs THE GOOD DEATH STORE! https://outloudmerch.com/collections/the-order-of-the-good-death ***MY LATEST BOOK "Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?" NOW in PAPERBACK!*** http://caitlindoughty.com/books/will-my-cat-eat-my-eyeballs My other books!: http://caitlindoughty.com/books ***MORE CONTENT!*** Find our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Find our podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Find our podcast on Google Play: https://bit.ly/2AdEvoj The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Website: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath Facebook: http://ow.ly/Zz8PW Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath ***CREDITS*** Mortician: Caitlin Doughty Producer & Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair) "Black Death ('Hollaback Girl' by Gwen Stefani)": historyteachers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZy6XilXDZQ This video was largely informed by "Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague" by David K. Randall. Thank you to Mr. Randall for your exhaustive research and illuminating insight. We'd also like thank Marilyn Chase for her book, "The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco". Thank you Ms. Chase for your research and thoughtful explanations. Go read about the plague everyone! ***SELECTED SOURCES/ADDITIONAL READING*** Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague Randall, David K. W. W. Norton & Company. New York, 2019. The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco Chase, Marilyn. Random House. New York, 2003. "San Francisco's bubonic plague epidemic has eerie parallels to modern day" https://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/San-Francisco-Chinatown-plague-1900s-15188267.php "San Francisco’s Plague Years" https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/san-franciscos-plague-years "Maybe Rats Aren't to Blame for the Black Death" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/01/rats-plague-black-death-humans-lice-health-science/#:~:text=In%20cases%20of%20plague%20since,go%20on%20to%20bite%20humans. "Rats May Not Be to Blame for Spreading the 'Black Death'" https://www.livescience.com/61444-black-death-cause-found-transmission.html "Studies reveal how plague disables immune system, and how to exploit the process to make a vaccine" https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/news/studies-reveal-howplague-disables-immune-system-and-how-to-exploit-the-process-to-make-a-vaccine "The ‘Chinese Flu’ Is Part of a Long History of Racializing Disease" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-17/when-racism-and-disease-spread-together


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