The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History
- ISBN-10
- 0143036491
- ISBN-13
- 9780143036494
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 546
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- John M. Barry
Description
An account of the deadly influenza epidemic of 1918, which took the lives of millions of people around the world, examines its causes, its impact on early twentieth-century society, and the lasting implications of the crisis.
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