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The Great Influenza - The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History by John M. Barry, Amelia Pérez de Villlar, John M. Barry is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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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 "Monumental... an authoritative and disturbing morality tale." Chicago Tribune#160; The strongest weapon against pandemic is the truth. Read why in the definitive account of the 1918 Flu Epidemic.#160; Magisterial in its breadth of perspective and depth of research,#160; The Great Influenza #160;provides us with a precise and sobering model as we confront the epidemics looming on our own horizon. As Barry concludes, "The final lesson of 1918, a simple one yet one most difficult to execute, is that...those in authority must retain the public's trust. The way to do that is to distort nothing, to put the best face on nothing, to try to manipulate no one. Lincoln said that first, and best. A leader must make whatever horror exists concrete. Only then will people be able to break it apart."#160; #160; At the height of World War I, historys most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, then exploded, killing as many as 100 million people worldwide. It killed more people in twenty-four month

Who reads The Great Influenza - The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History?

Author

John M. Barry, Amelia Pérez de Villlar, John M. Barry

Publisher

Penguin Group USA, Inc.

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780143036494

Category

history

Subjects

Health & Fitness, Fiction, Medical

Rating

3.95 / 5 (224 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14