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With a death toll between fifty and one hundred million people across the globe, the Spanish flu of 1918–1920 was one of the greatest human disasters of all time. Drawing on the latest research in history, virology, epidemiology, psychology, and economics, Laura Spinney recounts the story of this overlooked pandemic.
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9 editions- Paperback · English · 2018Vintage · 352 pages · 9781784702403
- Hardcover · English · 2017Jonathan Cape · 352 pages · 9781910702376
- Other · English · 2018332 pages · 9781541736122
- Other · English · 201710 pages · 9781478992011
- Other · English · 2017PublicAffairs · 352 pages · 9781610397681
- Other · English · 2017Penguin Random House · 9781910702383
EpidemiologyInfluenzaInfluenza Epidemic, 1918-1919Communicable diseasesHistoryEpidemicsHistory, modern, 20th century