Bubonic Panic
When Plague Invaded America

I tend to get obsessed with plagues and pandemics of the past. If you are like me, and are somehow wildly interested in scary illnesses, then this might be a book for you. It's full of scary photos and scary facts and scary stories about the bubonic plague.......more

I have read about the medieval plague, but I haven't read much about the plague epidemic of the twentieth century. It was fascinating (and sad) to learn about this time period. Gail Jarrow has an incredible ability to make nonfiction material very accessible to readers. This book is a page-turner, a......more

Gail Jarrow is an excellent presenter of facts. For the most part. Some of this book fell into the "litany of dates and events" trap, though. That being said, I never did know how Y. pestis got its name. Thank you, Alexandre (said in the lost-cat search voice from "Home Movies"). Lots of politics af......more

Absolutely fascinating!!! I’m such a fan of Gail Jarrow. So well researched and truly well written!......more

Fascinating!! Jarrow's focus is on the third pandemic wave of the Bubonic Plague and the events surrounding its invasion of America in 1900. While a clear explanation of the disease and its forms, the book examines scientific understanding and the sharing and/or resistance to new discoveries of the......more