Pale Rider : The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World (CD-Audio)

from jetangen4571

pandemic, historical-figures, historical-places-events, historical-research, history-and-culture ---- Impressive body of work. Much more comprehensive yet detailed than any other writings on this subject that I have read, it is not just a statistical report but a compilation of information gleane...

from Opinionated

Laura Spinney tells the story of the Spanish Flu - probably the worst disease outbreak in the history of humanity and certainly the most devastating single event of the 20th century (yes including the wars) - with empathy, investigative zeal and wit. Its very readable and makes a great companion ...

from PaulaGalvan

Pale Rider is the second book I've read about the 1918 pandemic. Since I'm currently living through one, I want to find out as much as possible about the subject. The previous one I read, by John M. Barry, was written in 2005 and covered the topic thoroughly. It documented the status of the medic...

from ericlee

We have been here before, and last time it was far worse. Somewhere between 50 and 100 million people died during the so-called "Spanish Flu", for which there was no cure and no vaccine, in the final months of the First World War and its immediate aftermath. Many more people seem to have died in ...

from infjsarah

Very much popular history related to medicine and health. I really enjoyed it. It's easy to read and mostly doesn't get too detailed or too scary. Parallels with current times very much in evidence despite our scientific advances.