America's Forgotten Pandemic
The Influenza of 1918
By Alfred W. Crosby · 2003
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- About this editionPage count: 337Published: July 21, 2003Format: PaperbackPublisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishAuthor: Alfred W. CrosbyCreate CitationBetween August 1918 and March 1919 the Spanish influenza spread worldwide, claiming over 25 million lives, more people than those perished in the fighting of the First World War. It proved fatal to at least a half-million Americans. Yet, the Spanish flu pandemic is largely forgotten today. In this vivid narrative, Alfred W. Crosby recounts the course of the pandemic during the panic-stricken months of 1918 and 1919, measures its impact on American society, and probes the curious loss of national memory of this cataclysmic event. In a new edition, with a new preface discussing the recent outbreaks of diseases, including the Asian flu and the SARS epidemic, America's Forgotten Pandemic remains both prescient and relevant. Alfred W. Crosby is a Professor Emeritus in American Studies, Histo...Source: PublisherMore about this editionShow lessGet bookBuy DigitalThis editionAny editionNo results for this editionBorrowEdit locationCancelCheck availability at libraries near youNo matching city or zip codeOther editionsJul 28, 20032003Jul 21, 20031989Cambridge University PressCambridge University PressCambridge University PressCambridge University PressHardcoverebookebookHardcover337 pages337 pages—337 pagesMore editionsCommon terms and phrases19 OctoberAEFAlaskaAmerican Medical AssociationAmerican SamoaAnnual ReportsantibodiesarrivedashoreAugustBoard of HealthBoston Evening TranscriptBrestBritainCampcauseciviliandeaddeath rateDecemberDepartment U.S. ArmyDevensdied of fludiseasedoctorsepidemicEpidemic InfluenzaEuropefall wavefeverfightflu and pneumoniaflu researchflu virusFranceGermanGovernor RiggsHasslerHistoryMore terms and phrasesShow lessSimilar booksThrowing FireProjectile Technology Through HistoryBy Alfred W. CrosbyIn Throwing Fire, historian Alfred W. Crosby looks at hard, accurate throwing and the manipulation of fire as unique human capabilities. Humans began throwing rocks in prehistory and then progressed ...Fever of WarThe Influenza Epidemic in the U.S. Army During World War IBy Carol R ByerlyThe influenza epidemic of 1918 killed more people in one year than the Great War killed in four, sickening at least one quarter of the world's population. In Fever of War, Carol R. Byerly uncovers ...American PandemicThe Lost Worlds of the 1918 Influenza EpidemicBy Nancy K. BristowBetween the years 1918 and1920, influenza raged around the globe in the worst pandemic in recorded history, killing at least fifty million people, more than half a million of them Americans. Yet ...More booksAbout the workOriginally published: 1989AuthorAlfred W. CrosbyProfessorAlfred Worcester Crosby Jr. was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 15, 1931. He received a bachelor's degree in history from Harvard University in 1952. He served as a sergeant in the Army in the Panama Canal Zone. After his service, he received a doctorate in history from Boston University. He taught at Washington State University for 11 years and at the University of Texas in Austin for 22 years. He retired in 1999 as professor emeritus of geography, history, and American studies. He was considered the father of environmental history. He incorporated studies of biology, ecology, geography, and other sciences in his efforts to chronicle and understand human events. He wrote numerous books including The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492; Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900; Germs, Seeds and Animals: Studies in Ecological History; The Measure of Reality: Quantification and Western Society, 1250-1600; and Children of the Sun: A History of Humanity's Unappeasable Appetite for Energy. He died from complications of Parkinson's disease on March 14, 2018 at the age of 87.MoreLessMoreSearch Alfred W. CrosbyMore by authorEpidemic and peace, 1918By Alfred W. CrosbyEcological ImperialismThe Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900By Alfred W. CrosbyPeople of European descent form the bulk of the population in most of the temperate zones of the world--North America, Australia and New Zealand. The military successes of European imperialism are ...The Measure of RealityQuantification in Western Europe, 1250-1600By Alfred W. CrosbyWestern Europeans were among the first, if not the first, to invent mechanical clocks, geometrically precise maps, double-entry bookkeeping, precise algebraic and musical notations, and perspective ...More booksPublisherCambridge University PressSearch Cambridge University Press
