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America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918, Second Edition
Written by Alfred W. Crosby
Narrated by Rick Adamson
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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 edition includes a preface discussing the then-recent outbreaks of diseases, including the Asian flu and the SARS epidemic.
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