Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu Of 1918 And How It ... Page

: Written before the COVID-19 pandemic, the book’s chapters on "naming" viruses to avoid stigma and the human tendency toward superstition and racism during a crisis feel "eerily resonant" today.

In , science journalist Laura Spinney provides a "masterful account" of the 1918 pandemic, which killed between 50 and 100 million people —surpassing the death tolls of both World Wars combined. Book Spotlight: Pale Rider by Laura Spinney Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It ...

Often overshadowed by the trauma of World War I, the 1918 Spanish Flu was actually the "greatest human disaster" of the 20th century. Spinney’s narrative moves beyond the battlefield to show how this virus fundamentally reshaped our modern world. : Written before the COVID-19 pandemic, the book’s