The Flu Epidemic of 1918: America's Experience in the Global Health Crisis 1135133522, 9781135133528

In 1918, a devastating world-wide influenza epidemic hit the United States. Killing over 600,000 Americans and causing t

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The Flu Epidemic of 1918: America's Experience in the Global Health Crisis
1135133522, 9781135133528

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