Albert Marrin

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Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918Hardcover, 9 January 2018

Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918
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Reading Age
Ages: 12-17
Grade Levels
7-12
Print Length
208 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Date Published
9 Jan 2018
ISBN-10
1101931469
ISBN-13
9781101931462

Description

From National Book Award finalist Albert Marrin comes a fascinating look at the history and science of the deadly 1918 flu pandemic--and its chilling and timely resemblance to the worldwide coronavirus outbreak.

In spring of 1918, World War I was underway, and troops at Fort Riley, Kansas, found themselves felled by influenza. By the summer of 1918, the second wave struck as a highly contagious and lethal epidemic and within weeks exploded into a pandemic, an illness that travels rapidly from one continent to another. It would impact the course of the war, and kill many millions more soldiers than warfare itself.

Of all diseases, the 1918 flu was by far the worst that has ever afflicted humankind; not even the Black Death of the Middle Ages comes close in terms of the number of lives it took. No war, no natural disaster, no famine has claimed so many. In the space of eighteen months in 1918-1919, about 500 million people--one-third of the global population at the time--came down with influenza. The exact total of lives lost will never be known, but the best estimate is between 50 and 100 million.

In this powerful book, filled with black and white photographs, nonfiction master Albert Marrin examines the history, science, and impact of this great scourge--and the possibility for another worldwide pandemic today.

A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year!

Product Details

Audience:
Ages: 12-17
Author:
Albert Marrin
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
CN
Date Published:
9 January 2018
Dimensions:
22.86 x 21.08 x 2.29 cm
Educational Level:
Grade Levels: 7-12
ISBN-10:
1101931469
ISBN-13:
9781101931462
Language:
English
Pages:
208
Weight:
839.15 gm

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