Joseph K Houts

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Joseph James Kinyoun: Discoverer of Bubonic Plague in America and Father of the National Institutes of HealthPaperback, 15 October 2021

Joseph James Kinyoun: Discoverer of Bubonic Plague in America and Father of the National Institutes of Health
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Print Length
287 pages
Language
English
Publisher
McFarland & Company
Date Published
15 Oct 2021
ISBN-10
1476682909
ISBN-13
9781476682907

Description

In March 1900, Dr. Joseph James Kinyoun, a surgeon with the Marine Hospital Service and the founder of the Hygienic Laboratory, which became the National Institutes of Health, discovered bubonic plague in San Francisco. His finding led to an immediate outcry from the governor, local and state politicians, and the city's commercial interests. In the hyper-sensationalized journalism of San Francisco's newspapers, Kinyoun was ridiculed, leading to death threats and a $50,000 bounty on his head. Eventually, California's quarantine caused an enormous uproar. By the time a special federal commission produced a report (initially withheld from the public, leading to charges of a coverup) that vindicated Kinyoun, a deal had been brokered wherein the pioneering doctor was removed from his post. This book tells a timely story about yellow journalism, coverup, corruption, the struggle between science and politics, and the consequences of blind denial of the truth.

Product Details

Author:
Joseph K Houts
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
15 October 2021
Dimensions:
25.15 x 17.78 x 1.78 cm
ISBN-10:
1476682909
ISBN-13:
9781476682907
Language:
English
Location:
Jefferson
Pages:
287
Weight:
544.31 gm

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