The great influenza : the story of the deadliest pandemic in history
Barry, John M., 1947-2020
Books, Manuscripts
At the height of WWI, history's most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas. It then exploded, killing as many as 100 million people worldwide. This book is ultimately a tale of triumph amid tragedy, which provides us with a precise and sobering model as we confront the epidemics looming on our own horizon.
Main title:
The great influenza : the story of the deadliest pandemic in history / John M. Barry.
Author:
Barry, John M., 1947-, author
Imprint:
UK : Penguin Books, 2020.
Collation:
530 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Viking Penguin, 2004.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780241991565 (pbk)
Dewey class:
614.51809041
LC class:
RC150.4
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2731792