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Book Review: The Barbary Plague

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In a new book, science reporter Marilyn Chase investigates the rat-borne epidemic that swept San Francisco at the turn of the last Century. San Francisco Chronicle Book critic David Kipen reviews this true tale with plenty of scurrilous human behavior. Guest: David Kipen, San Francisco Chronicle Book critic.

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