{"product_id":"joseph-james-kinyoun-joseph-k-houts-9781476682907","title":"Joseph James Kinyoun: Discoverer of Bubonic Plague in America and Father of the National Institutes of Health","description":"\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph K. Houts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476682909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476682907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2022","brand":"Joseph K. Houts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043208622335,"sku":"9781476682907","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_462bb500-4db7-4938-bc32-91e930b2738c.jpg?v=1684965854","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/joseph-james-kinyoun-joseph-k-houts-9781476682907","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}