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

by John Barry

Magisterial in its breadth of perspective and depth of research, The Great Influenza 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

Publisher

Penguin Books

Publication date

October 4, 2005

Format

Print edition

Pages

546

ISBN

9780143036494