Title:
The flu epidemic of 1918 : America's experience in the global health crisis / Sandra Opdycke.
Author:
Opdycke, Sandra.
Publication Information:
New York : Routledge, 2014.
Call Number:
RC150.4 .O63 2014
ISBN:
9780415636841
9780415636858
Series:
Critical moments in American history
Critical moments in American history.
Physical Description:
xviii, 215 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Contents:
No ordinary flu: the Epidemic of 1918 -- America in 1918: the epidemic's social context -- Fighting two wars at once: flu in the military -- A caregiver's nightmare: trying to treat influenza -- Communities on their own: the civilian experience -- After the storm: the legacy of 1918 -- The long silence: suppressing the memory -- Feeling vulnerable again: fears of another 1918.
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