J Gordon Frierson MD

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Guarding the Golden Gate

A History of the U.S. Quarantine Station in San Francisco Bay

Beschreibung

Amidst the evolving scientific knowledge of epidemic diseases during the mid-to-late 19th century, Guarding the Golden Gate narrates the development of the Quarantine Station on Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay and illuminates the everyday activities of the station's personnel as they met both political and public health challenges.

Autor

J. Gordon Frierson, MD, is clinical professor emeritus in the Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco. After a decades-long career in the medical field, Frierson continues his longstanding interest in the history of medicine with the publication of Guarding the Golden Gate . He is a member of the Bay Area History of Medicine Society, the American Osler Society, and the American Association for the History of Medicine.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Nevada Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 277g
• ISBN-13: 9781647790462
• ISBN-10: 1647790468
• Artikelnr.: 63121905