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More deadly than war : the hidden history of the Spanish flu and the First World War
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- Summary
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"A nonfiction account of one of the most deadly outbreaks of disease in human history--the Spanish Flu"--
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- Creator
- Kenneth C. Davis
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- First edition
- New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2018
- Physical Details
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- 291 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781250145123, 1250145120, 9781250145130
- OCLC
- on1034984776
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Introduction : the purple death -- "The Yanks are coming" -- The Spanish lady -- "Blue as huckleberries and spitting blood" -- "Over the top" : a brief history of World War I -- "Over there" : the first wave -- Spring-summer 1918 -- "Obey the laws and wear the gauze" : the second wave - Autumn 1918 -- The world turned upside down -- Peace and plague -- Back to Brevig mission -- Afterword : relapse?
Subjects
- Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 -- Social aspects -- Juvenile literature.
- Influenza -- Patients -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile literature.
- Influenza Pandemic, 1918-1919.
Children's Subject Heading
- Influenza -- History -- 20th century.
Children's Subject Heading
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Health aspects.
Children's Subject Heading
- Communicable diseases -- History.
Children's Subject Heading
- Epidemiology -- History.
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