Podcasts History BackStory 319: Overcoming An Outbreak: How San Francisco Survived the Plague

319: Overcoming An Outbreak: How San Francisco Survived the Plague

Published: April 9, 2020, 4:12 p.m.

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In this special bonus episode, Ed talks with David K. Randall, author of Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague. David tells Ed about how Dr. Rupert Blue defied conventions to get an outbreak of the plague under control in San Francisco during the early 20th century. It\\u2019s a story that can offer us some important lessons as we wrestle with our own public health crisis today. \\xa0
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\\nChainlink Melody by Podington Bear
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\\nGoing Forward, Looking Back by Podington Bear
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\\nWinter Walk by Podington Bear
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\\nMassive by Podington Bear
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\\nPounded Piano by Podington Bear
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\\nLight Touch by Podington Bear
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\\nImage: Screenshot of headline on page 5 of the Oroville Daily Register, Oroville, California, Wednesday, November 27, 1907. Source: Newspapers.com\\n
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