The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John M. Barry

The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History

John M. Barry

546 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction history science challenging informative slow-paced

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#1 New York Times bestseller "Barry will teach you almost everything you need to know about one of the deadliest outbreaks in human history."--Bill Gates, GatesNotes.com Monumental... an authoritative and disturbing morality tale.--Chicago Tribune...

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