America's Forgotten Pandemic
Subtitle: The Influenza of 1918
Edition: 2nd edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: July 21, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780521541756
Subjects: American history: from c 1900 -; History of medicine; History of science; Social history; Inter-war period, 1918-1939; Infectious Diseases; History; Medical; History - U.S; United States - 20th Century; History: American; USA; Influenza; Forensic Medicine; History / United States / 20th Century; 20th century; Epidemics; United States
First sentence: William Henry Welch was the most distinguished pathologist, physician, and scientist in the United States in the early years of the twentieth century.
Description: "Between August 1918 and March 1919 the Spanish influenza spread worldwide, claiming at least 30 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. In this vivid narrative, Alfred W. Crosby recounts the course of the pandemic during the panic-stricken months of 1918 and 1919, measures its impact on American society, and probes the curious loss of national memory of this cataclysmic event." "In this new edition, with a new preface discussing the recent outbreaks of diseases, including the Asian flu and SARS, America's Forgotten Pandemic remains both prescient and relevant."--Jacket.