Guarding the Golden Gate

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

J. Gordon Frierson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

213 Seiten

2022
University of Nevada Press (Verlag)
978-1-64779-046-2 (ISBN)

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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.

As a major seaport, San Francisco struggled to control infectious diseases carried by passengers on ships entering the Bay. 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 contracted the disease. This episode convinced port authorities better means of quarantining infected ships were necessary.

J. Gordon Frierson's book covers the creation and operation of the quarantine station, which is integral to San Francisco's history, and reveals the steps taken to prevent the spread of diseases; 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 facility shuttered its doors in 1949.

Guarding the Golden Gate offers rich insights into efforts to maintain the public's safety during a health crisis.

After his retirement from a decades-long career in the medical field, J. Gordon Frierson, MD, has continued his longstanding interest in the history of medicine, which prompted his investigation into the defunct Quarantine Station on Angel Island near his home in Palo Alto, California. The story, buried in archives, was remarkable and led to the publication of Guarding the Golden Gate: A History of the Quarantine Station on Angel Island, San Francisco Bay. Frierson is a member of the Bay Area History of Medicine Society, the American Osler Society, and the American Association for the History of Medicine.

Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. Death in the Hold
Chapter 2. The Origins of Quarantine in America
Chapter 3. Choosing a Site
Chapter 4. Growing Pains
Chapter 5. Two Competing Services
Illustrations
Chapter 6. Plague in the City
Chapter 7. The Station in Middle Age
Chapter 8. Plague Returns
Chapter 9. Full Maturity and Immigration
Chapter 10. The Cyanide Era
Chapter 11. Final Years
Epilogue
Acknowledgment
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	11.05.2022
Zusatzinfo	10 illustrations
Verlagsort	Reno
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	130 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Alternative Heilverfahren
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie
ISBN-10	1-64779-046-8 / 1647790468
ISBN-13	978-1-64779-046-2 / 9781647790462
Zustand	Neuware