Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World Contributor(s): Spinney, Laura (Author) |
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ISBN: 1541736125 ISBN-13: 9781541736122 Publisher: PublicAffairs OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Modern - 20th Century - Medical | History - Medical | Infectious Diseases |
Dewey: 614.518 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.65 lbs) 352 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1920's - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In 1918, the Italian-Americans of New York, the Yupik of Alaska and the Persians of Mashed had almost nothing in common except for a virus--one that triggered the worst pandemic of modern times and had a decisive effect on the history of the twentieth century. |