Guarding the Golden Gate: A History of the U.S. Quarantin...
Frierson MD, J. Gordon
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.