Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu Of 1918 And How It Changed The World
by Laura Spinney /
2017 / English / EPUB
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In 1918, the Italian-Americans of New York, the Yupik of Alaska
and the Persians of Mashed had almost nothing in common except for
a virus--one that triggered the worst pandemic of modern times and
had a decisive effect on the history of the twentieth century.
In 1918, the Italian-Americans of New York, the Yupik of Alaska
and the Persians of Mashed had almost nothing in common except for
a virus--one that triggered the worst pandemic of modern times and
had a decisive effect on the history of the twentieth century.
The Spanish flu of 1918-1920 was one of the greatest human
disasters of all time. It infected a third of the people on
Earth--from the poorest immigrants of New York City to the king
of Spain, Franz Kafka, Mahatma Gandhi and Woodrow Wilson. But
despite a death toll of between 50 and 100 million people, it
exists in our memory as an afterthought to World War I.
The Spanish flu of 1918-1920 was one of the greatest human
disasters of all time. It infected a third of the people on
Earth--from the poorest immigrants of New York City to the king
of Spain, Franz Kafka, Mahatma Gandhi and Woodrow Wilson. But
despite a death toll of between 50 and 100 million people, it
exists in our memory as an afterthought to World War I.
In this gripping narrative history, Laura Spinney traces the
overlooked pandemic to reveal how the virus travelled across the
globe, exposing mankind's vulnerability and putting our ingenuity
to the test. As socially significant as both world wars, the
Spanish flu dramatically disrupted--and often permanently
altered--global politics, race relations and family structures,
while spurring innovation in medicine, religion and the arts. It
was partly responsible, Spinney argues, for pushing India to
independence, South Africa to apartheid and Switzerland to the
brink of civil war. It also created the true "lost generation."
Drawing on the latest research in history, virology,
epidemiology, psychology and economics,
In this gripping narrative history, Laura Spinney traces the
overlooked pandemic to reveal how the virus travelled across the
globe, exposing mankind's vulnerability and putting our ingenuity
to the test. As socially significant as both world wars, the
Spanish flu dramatically disrupted--and often permanently
altered--global politics, race relations and family structures,
while spurring innovation in medicine, religion and the arts. It
was partly responsible, Spinney argues, for pushing India to
independence, South Africa to apartheid and Switzerland to the
brink of civil war. It also created the true "lost generation."
Drawing on the latest research in history, virology,
epidemiology, psychology and economics,Pale Rider
Pale Rider
masterfully recounts the little-known catastrophe that forever
changed humanity.
masterfully recounts the little-known catastrophe that forever
changed humanity.