Purple death
Subtitle: the mysterious flu of 1918
By: David Getz ; illustrations by Peter McCarty
Contributors: McCarty, Peter, ill
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Henry Holt
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 86
ISBN-13: 9780805057515
Subjects: Epidemics; Influenza; Juvenile literature; Diseases; History
Description: An illustrated overview of the onset, progress, and effects of the "Spanish flu" epidemic of 1918, which resulted in the deaths of more than half a million people in the U.S. alone, tens of millions worldwide.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [77]-79) and index.