Pandemic 1918 : the story of the deadliest influenza in history / Catharine Arnold
2018, First Edition. London [England] : Michael O'Mara Books Limited. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #447774
ISBN: 1782438084
Physical description: 357 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-344) and index. Contents: Introduction: An ill wind -- A victim and a survivor -- 'Knock me down' fever -- The killer without a name -- The invisible enemy -- One deadly summer -- Know thy enemy -- The fangs of death -- Like fighting with a ghost -- Eye of the storm -- A winding sheet and a wooden box -- The Spanish Lady goes to Washington -- 'You can't do anythng for flu' -- 'Native daughter dies' -- The fatal voyage -- Ship of death -- 'Like a thief in the night' -- The dying Fall -- Armistice Day -- Black November -- Aftermath -- 'Viral archaeology' -- The Hong Kong connection -- Secrets of the grave. Subjects: Influenza Epidemic (1918-1919). 1900-1999. 20th century. Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919. Influenza Epidemiology History 20th century.
Price: €12.95