{"product_id":"the-great-influenza-the-true-story-of-the-deadliest-pandemic-in-history-young-readers-edition-hardcover","title":"The Great Influenza: The True Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History (Young Readers Edition) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn M. Barry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe strongest weapon against pandemic is the truth. Read why in the definitive account of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic, adapted for young readers from the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the height of World War I, history's most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, and then exploded worldwide, killing as many as 100 million people. It killed more in twenty-four months than AIDS killed in twenty-four years, more in a year than the Black Death killed in a century. It killed many more people than COVID-19, especially those who were young and otherwise healthy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book, adapted from the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller first published in 2004, shows young readers how this global tragedy came to pass; how science, war, and public policy collided; and how we might be able to prevent it from happening again. Impeccably researched and engrossingly told, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Influenza\u003c\/i\u003e provides young readers with historical and scientific context for epidemics that remains all too relevant today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn M. Barry\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four previous books: \u003ci\u003eRising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed Amer­ica\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Power Plays: Politics, Football, and Other Blood Sports\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e The Transformed Cell: Unlocking the Mysteries of Cancer \u003c\/i\u003e(cowritten with Steven A. Rosenberg); and \u003ci\u003eThe Ambition and the Power: A True Story of Washington. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in New Orleans and Wash­ington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8.35 x 5.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43345517674563,"sku":"9780593404690","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/4399\/2899\/files\/ee24e836825c572daa2af9f7541309b0.webp?v=1780771856","url":"https:\/\/store7994.com\/products\/the-great-influenza-the-true-story-of-the-deadliest-pandemic-in-history-young-readers-edition-hardcover","provider":"STORE 7994","version":"1.0","type":"link"}