Jules takes a broader look at death from a social perspective by comparing the plague of 14th century Europe and the American Civil War.  These time periods are seemingly incommensurate, but they're worth comparing to gain a perspective on the social effects of mass death.

Links for further reading
Barbara W. Tuchman, A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th century
Klaus Schwab and Thierry Malleret, Covid-19: The Great Reset
Ars Moriendi Translation (the shorter version)
Drew Gilpin Faust, This Republic of Suffering
Drew Gilpin Faust, The Civil War Soldier and the Art of Dying
Transcription of a letter by James Robert Montgomery
Videos
Death & the Civil War | Library of Congress 
Brad Harris – Context: Reflections from A Distant Mirror
Lerone Bennett Jr. C-Span Interview  (~snippit taken from around the 24 min mark)


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