Bibliograph

The great influenza, the story of the deadliest pandemic in history, John M. Barry

Type

Label

The great influenza, the story of the deadliest pandemic in history, John M. Barry

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 754-888) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplatesportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The great influenza

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1183473150

Responsibility statement

John M. Barry

Sub title

the story of the deadliest pandemic in history

Summary

"At the height of WWI, history's most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, then exploded, killing as many as 100 million people worldwide. It killed more people in twenty-four months than AIDS killed in twenty-four years, more in a year than the Black Death killed in a century. But this was not the Middle Ages, and 1918 marked the first collision of science and epidemic disease. Revised to reflect the growing danger of the avian flu, this is ultimately a tale of triumph amid tragedy, providing us with a precise and sobering model as we confront the epidemics looming on our own horizon."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Prologue -- The warriors -- The swarm -- The tinderbox -- It begins -- Explosion -- The pestilence -- The race -- The tolling of the bell -- Lingerer -- Endgame -- Afterword

Target audience

adult

Classification