The Resource Very, very, very dreadful : the influenza pandemic of 1918, Albert Marrin
Very, very, very dreadful : the influenza pandemic of 1918, Albert Marrin
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- Summary
- 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.520 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.--Provided by Publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 198 pages
- Note
- Includes bibliographic notes, references (pages 183-190) and index
- Contents
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- Prologue: The great-granddaddy of them all
- The pitiless war
- Diseases of war
- Puny man: drowning in the second wave
- A fear and panic : influenza and American society
- To the bitter end
- A detective story
- Isbn
- 9781101931462
- Label
- Very, very, very dreadful : the influenza pandemic of 1918
- Title
- Very, very, very dreadful
- Title remainder
- the influenza pandemic of 1918
- Statement of responsibility
- Albert Marrin
- Title variation
- The influenza pandemic of nineteen-eighteen
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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.520 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.--Provided by Publisher
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Marrin, Albert
- Dewey number
- 614.5/1809041
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- RC150.4
- LC item number
- .M38 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919
- Influenza
- Epidemics
- Diseases
- Influenza
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- Very, very, very dreadful : the influenza pandemic of 1918, Albert Marrin
- Note
- Includes bibliographic notes, references (pages 183-190) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: The great-granddaddy of them all -- The pitiless war -- Diseases of war -- Puny man: drowning in the second wave -- A fear and panic : influenza and American society -- To the bitter end -- A detective story
- Control code
- ocn991204043
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 198 pages
- Isbn
- 9781101931462
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) o991204043
- (OCoLC)991204043
- (Sirsi) b1515688
- Label
- Very, very, very dreadful : the influenza pandemic of 1918, Albert Marrin
- Note
- Includes bibliographic notes, references (pages 183-190) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: The great-granddaddy of them all -- The pitiless war -- Diseases of war -- Puny man: drowning in the second wave -- A fear and panic : influenza and American society -- To the bitter end -- A detective story
- Control code
- ocn991204043
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 198 pages
- Isbn
- 9781101931462
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o991204043
- (OCoLC)991204043
- (Sirsi) b1515688
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