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Flu : The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It
Flu The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It
Author: Gina Kolata
The fascinating, true story of the world's deadliest disease. — In 1918, the Great Flu Epidemic felled the young and healthy virtually overnight. An estimated forty million people died as the epidemic raged. Children were left orphaned and families were devastated. As many American soldiers were killed by the 1918 flu as were killed in battle dur...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780374157067
ISBN-10: 0374157065
Publication Date: 11/19/1999
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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I enjoyed this book. It can sometimes be a bit long, but if you like medical investigative writing, Kolata's pretty good.
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An interesting overview of the 1918 flu epidemic and what it could mean to the modern world.

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