America's Forgotten Pandemic : The Influenza of 1918 PDF
by Alfred W. Crosby
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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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- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:21/07/2003
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- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
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