America's forgotten pandemic : the influenza of 1918 / Alfred W. Crosby.

Author/creator Crosby, Alfred W.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©1989.
Descriptionxiv, 337 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Uniform titleEpidemic and peace, 1918
Summary "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 ... [The author] recounts the course of the pandemic during the panic-striken months of 1918 and 1919, measures its impact on American society, and probes the curious loss of national memory of this cataclysmic event." (Excerpt).
General noteReprint, with new pref. Originally published: Epidemic and peace, 1918. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1976.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Acquisitions source Laupus- Robert W. Cihak History of Medicine Collection
LCCN 89022372
ISBN0521385474
ISBN9780521385473
ISBN0521386950
ISBN9780521386951

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Laupus Books - Stacks WC 515 C949A 1989 ✔ Available Place Hold