America's Forgotten Pandemic

The Influenza of 1918

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century, Health & Well Being, Medical
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Author: Alfred W. Crosby ISBN: 9781107385931
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: July 21, 2003
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Alfred W. Crosby
ISBN: 9781107385931
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: July 21, 2003
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Between August 1918 and March 1919 the Spanish influenza spread worldwide, claiming over 25 million lives - more people than perished in the fighting of the First World War. It proved fatal to at least a half-million Americans. Yet, the Spanish flu pandemic is largely forgotten today. In this vivid narrative, Alfred W. Crosby recounts the course of the pandemic during the panic-stricken months of 1918 and 1919, measures its impact on American society, and probes the curious loss of national memory of this cataclysmic event. This 2003 edition includes a preface discussing the then recent outbreaks of diseases, including the Asian flu and the SARS epidemic.

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Between August 1918 and March 1919 the Spanish influenza spread worldwide, claiming over 25 million lives - more people than perished in the fighting of the First World War. It proved fatal to at least a half-million Americans. Yet, the Spanish flu pandemic is largely forgotten today. In this vivid narrative, Alfred W. Crosby recounts the course of the pandemic during the panic-stricken months of 1918 and 1919, measures its impact on American society, and probes the curious loss of national memory of this cataclysmic event. This 2003 edition includes a preface discussing the then recent outbreaks of diseases, including the Asian flu and the SARS epidemic.

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