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More Deadly Than War

by Kenneth C. Davis
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A Washington Post Best Children's Book of the Month, More Deadly Than War from New York Times bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis explores the hidden history of the Spanish influenza pandemic during World War I.
2018 marked the 100th anniversary of the worst disease outbreak in modern times: the Spanish flu, a story even more relevant today. This dramatic narrative, told through the stories and voices of the people caught in the deadly maelstrom, explores how this vast, global epidemic was intertwined with the horrors of World War I—and how it could happen again.
Complete with photographs, period documents, modern research, and firsthand reports by medical professionals and survivors, More Deadly Than War provides captivating insight into a catastrophe that transformed America in the early twentieth century.
A Junior Library Guild Selection!
"An important history—and an important reminder that we could very well face such a threat again."—Deborah Blum, New York Times bestselling author of The Poison Guide: One Chemist's Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
"In an age of Ebola and Zika, this vivid account is a cautionary tale that will have you rushing to wash your hands for protection."—Karen Blumenthal, award-winning author of Jane Against the World: Roe v. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights

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Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

Kindle Book

  • Release date: May 15, 2018

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  • ISBN: 9781250145130
  • File size: 108292 KB
  • Release date: May 15, 2018

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  • ISBN: 9781250145130
  • File size: 108292 KB
  • Release date: May 15, 2018
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subjects

Health & Fitness History Science Young Adult Nonfiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:8.8
Lexile® Measure:1170
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:7-9

A Washington Post Best Children's Book of the Month, More Deadly Than War from New York Times bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis explores the hidden history of the Spanish influenza pandemic during World War I.
2018 marked the 100th anniversary of the worst disease outbreak in modern times: the Spanish flu, a story even more relevant today. This dramatic narrative, told through the stories and voices of the people caught in the deadly maelstrom, explores how this vast, global epidemic was intertwined with the horrors of World War I—and how it could happen again.
Complete with photographs, period documents, modern research, and firsthand reports by medical professionals and survivors, More Deadly Than War provides captivating insight into a catastrophe that transformed America in the early twentieth century.
A Junior Library Guild Selection!
"An important history—and an important reminder that we could very well face such a threat again."—Deborah Blum, New York Times bestselling author of The Poison Guide: One Chemist's Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
"In an age of Ebola and Zika, this vivid account is a cautionary tale that will have you rushing to wash your hands for protection."—Karen Blumenthal, award-winning author of Jane Against the World: Roe v. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights

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Health & Fitness History Science Young Adult Nonfiction