October Mourning: A Novel of the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic (Autographed)1 review James, Jr. Rada Legacy Publishing, 2005 Very good and very easy to read In late 1918, World War I is winding down, but America's major cities, like Boston and Philadelphia, are being decimated by Spanish Flu. The disease hasn't yet reached Columbia, Maryland, where Dr. Alan Keener, fresh out of medical school, treats a young mother named Sarah. She is feeling sick ...             Purple Death : The Mysterious Flu of 19184 reviews David Getz Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2000 I hope it never ends + Great Book + Excellent children's book about 1918 Flu This is one of the books I took out of the library yesterday, and I am so glad I did! This book its one of the best medical books geared for children I have ever read! I wish for tw othings, one, it will never end, and two, that there were more books in this series of unknown viruses. Thanks fo r a ...             America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 191814 reviews Alfred W. Crosby Cambridge University Press, 2003 Scholarly, yet easy to read + not as good as "The Great Influenza" + WHY FORGOTTEN? + America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918 + very good, but it has been overtaken by The Great Influenza             Flu: The Story Of The Great Influenza Pandemic116 reviews Gina Kolata Touchstone, 2001 A very compelling read + One of my favorite books ever + More than just a story of Spanish Influenza + Good and comprehensive, but hindered by boring writing + grasping the true nature of the virus!!             A Cruel Wind: Pandemic Flu in America 1918-19203 reviews Pettit, Dorothy A. Timberlane Books, 2008 Pandemic Influenza: Can it happen again? + The Not So Forgotten Epidemic + A well-written social history of the horrific flu pandemic that killed almost 700,000 Americans between 1918 and 1920... A Cruel Wind: Pandemic Flu in America, 1918-1920, Dorothy Pettit, Ph.D, and Janice Bailie,Ph.D., Timberlane Press, 2007 Reviewer: Chris Holmes, M.D., M.S.P.H. Why should we worry about the flu? It's just a minor, 3-day illness, right? Well, not exactly. For 15% of the world's citizens (500,000 ...             Fever of War: The Influenza Epidemic in the U.S. Army during World War I1 review Carol Byerly NYU Press, 2005 Story of a Little Known Pandemic In the five recognized wars that the United States fought in the twentieth century (WW I, WW II, Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf) the country suffered some 440,000 killed in action. In 1918, 675,000 Americans died of the flu. In all, the flu killed some 50,000,000 peopleapproximately the same number ...             The Devil's Flu: The World's Deadliest Influenza Epidemic and the Scientific Hunt for the Virus That Caused It10 reviews Pete Davies Holt Paperbacks, 2000 Davies book is the best of the lot + Best Objective description of one of the biggest epidemics in History + Is the bird flu going to kill us all? Read this book and find out (maybe). + Exciting Read + A look at a re-emerging lethal threat...             The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague In History177 reviews John M. Barry, 2004 Terrifying + Great history of medicine and the early 20th Century + A Hot Read + The Great Influenza + informative but "wordy"             Hunting the 1918 Flu: One Scientist's Search for a Killer Virus3 reviews Kirsty E. Duncan University of Toronto Press, 2006 Hunting the 1918 Flu + You need not be a scientist... I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The work involved in the project was fascinating to read. The description of the area where the project took place was vivid. The personalities involved added to the travails encountered in such an undertaking.             Viruses, Plagues, and History8 reviews Michael B. A. Oldstone Oxford University Press, USA, 2000 Fascinating! + Good review of viruses + Billions and Billions of casualties + Good Book!             Fever of War: The Influenza Epidemic in the U.S. Army during World War I1 review Carol Byerly NYU Press, 2005 Story of a Little Known Pandemic In the five recognized wars that the United States fought in the twentieth century (WW I, WW II, Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf) the country suffered some 440,000 killed in action. In 1918, 675,000 Americans died of the flu. In all, the flu killed some 50,000,000 peopleapproximately the same number ...             October Mourning: A Novel of the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic (Autographed)1 review James, Jr. Rada Legacy Publishing, 2005 Very good and very easy to read In late 1918, World War I is winding down, but America's major cities, like Boston and Philadelphia, are being decimated by Spanish Flu. The disease hasn't yet reached Columbia, Maryland, where Dr. Alan Keener, fresh out of medical school, treats a young mother named Sarah. She is feeling sick ...             Viruses, Plagues, and History8 reviews Michael B. A. Oldstone Oxford University Press, USA, 2000 Fascinating! + Good review of viruses + Billions and Billions of casualties + Good Book!             Flu: The Story Of The Great Influenza Pandemic116 reviews Gina Kolata Touchstone, 2001 A very compelling read + One of my favorite books ever + More than just a story of Spanish Influenza + Good and comprehensive, but hindered by boring writing + grasping the true nature of the virus!!             America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 191814 reviews Alfred W. Crosby Cambridge University Press, 2003 Scholarly, yet easy to read + not as good as "The Great Influenza" + WHY FORGOTTEN? + America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918 + very good, but it has been overtaken by The Great Influenza             Purple Death : The Mysterious Flu of 19184 reviews David Getz Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2000 I hope it never ends + Great Book + Excellent children's book about 1918 Flu This is one of the books I took out of the library yesterday, and I am so glad I did! This book its one of the best medical books geared for children I have ever read! I wish for tw othings, one, it will never end, and two, that there were more books in this series of unknown viruses. Thanks fo r a ...             A Cruel Wind: Pandemic Flu in America 1918-19203 reviews Pettit, Dorothy A. Timberlane Books, 2008 Pandemic Influenza: Can it happen again? + The Not So Forgotten Epidemic + A well-written social history of the horrific flu pandemic that killed almost 700,000 Americans between 1918 and 1920... A Cruel Wind: Pandemic Flu in America, 1918-1920, Dorothy Pettit, Ph.D, and Janice Bailie,Ph.D., Timberlane Press, 2007 Reviewer: Chris Holmes, M.D., M.S.P.H. Why should we worry about the flu? It's just a minor, 3-day illness, right? Well, not exactly. For 15% of the world's citizens (500,000 ...             Hunting the 1918 Flu: One Scientist's Search for a Killer Virus3 reviews Kirsty E. Duncan University of Toronto Press, 2006 Hunting the 1918 Flu + You need not be a scientist... I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The work involved in the project was fascinating to read. The description of the area where the project took place was vivid. The personalities involved added to the travails encountered in such an undertaking.             The Devil's Flu: The World's Deadliest Influenza Epidemic and the Scientific Hunt for the Virus That Caused It10 reviews Pete Davies Holt Paperbacks, 2000 Davies book is the best of the lot + Best Objective description of one of the biggest epidemics in History + Is the bird flu going to kill us all? Read this book and find out (maybe). + Exciting Read + A look at a re-emerging lethal threat...             The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague In History177 reviews John M. Barry, 2004 Terrifying + Great history of medicine and the early 20th Century + A Hot Read + The Great Influenza + informative but "wordy"