Purple Death 
Subtitle: The Mysterious Flu of 1918
Contributors: Peter McCarty (Illustrator)
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Published: November 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9780805057515
Subjects: History - United States/20th Century; Juvenile literature; Health & Daily Living - Fitness & Exercise; Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction; Technology - Medicine; Juvenile Nonfiction; Children: Grades 3-4; Influenza; History; Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / 20th Century; Children's 9-12 - History - General; Science & Technology - Medicine; 20th century; Epidemics
First sentence: Late in September 1918, a few army officers decided to celebrate.