A Cruel Wind: Pandemic Flu in America 1918-1920

by Pettit, Dorothy A.

• ISBN13: 9780971542815
• ISBN10: 0971542813
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-06-30
• Publisher: Timberlane Books

Summary

The flu pandemic that began in 1918 touched with illness virtually every family in America. It was a devastating time, far overshadowing the carnage of World War I as the pandemic killed more people in less time than any disease before or since. With 25% to 30% of the world's population having clinically apparent illnesses and a mortality rate of 2.5-5 %, it is believed that more than 675,000 Americans were among the 50-100 million that died worldwide.

Table of Contents

Illustration	p. ix
Figures	p. xi
Tables	p. xiii
Acknowledgements	p. xv
The Riddle of Influenza	p. 1
The Silent Foe (Spring 1918)	p. 37
A Kind of Plague (Fall 1918)	p. 77
One War Ends	p. 119
The "Paris Cold"	p. 151
The Aftermath (1919)	p. 177
A Tired Nation (1920)	p. 205
The Battle Continues	p. 229
Notes	p. 253
Select Bibliography	p. 279
Index	p. 301
About the Authors	p. 323
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