The Great Influenza: The story of the deadliest pandemic in history

561 Pages·2005·1.7 MB·English

by  John M. Barry

T H E G R E A T I N F LU E N Z A

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T H E G R E A T
I N F L U E N Z A

The Epic Story of the
Deadliest Plague in History
J o h n M. B a r r y

V I K I N G
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library of congress cataloging-in-publication data
Barry, John M.
The great influenza : the epic story of the deadliest plague
in history / John M. Barry.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 0-7865-8651-6
1. Influenza—History—20th century. I. Title.
RC150.4.B37 2004
614.5'18'09041—dc22 2003057646
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To my darling Anne
and to the spirit that was Paul Lewis