Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World by Laura SpinneyMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
A well-written & documented history of the Spanish Flu of 1918--it's genesis, causes, effects, and the lessons we should be learning from it. Just in case there's another flu pandemic...oh, like the one we're in right now with COVID-19. Spinney is an engaging writer who takes what could be boring history and enlivens it with good stories, illustrations, historical insights, and also does a great job in then drawing out lessons that need to be learned.
Borrowed this from the library (had to borrow it 2x--there's a long line for it right now, go figure); read it on my Kindle.
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