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More deadly than war : the hidden history of the Spanish flu and the First World War  Cover Image Book Book

More deadly than war : the hidden history of the Spanish flu and the First World War / Kenneth C. Davis.

Davis, Kenneth C., (author.).

Summary:

"A nonfiction account of one of the most deadly outbreaks of disease in human history--the Spanish Flu"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250145123
  • ISBN: 1250145120
  • Physical Description: 291 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2018.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-279) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction : the purple death -- "The Yanks are coming" -- The Spanish lady -- "Blue as huckleberries and spitting blood" -- "Over the top" : a brief history of World War I -- "Over there" : the first wave -- Spring 1918 -- "Obey the laws and wear the gauze" : the second wave -- Fall 1918 -- The world turned upside down -- Peace and plague : the third wave -- Spring 1919 -- Back to Brevig mission -- Afterword : relapse?
Target Audience Note:
Ages 10-14.
1170L Lexile.
Subject: Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 > Social aspects > Juvenile literature.
Influenza > Patients > Anecdotes > Juvenile literature.
World War, 1914-1918 > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Sage Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Baker County Library 614.51809041 .D262m 2018 (Text) 37814003315521 JUV NON-FICTION Available -
Burns High School 614.5 DAV (Text) 37733000016900 Non-Fiction Available -
Ontario Community Library Y. 614.5 DAVIS (Text) 33330004385896 Adult Non-Fiction Available -


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