Bibliograph

Fever year, the killer flu of 1918 : a tragedy in three acts, written and illustrated by Don Brown

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Fever year, the killer flu of 1918 : a tragedy in three acts, written and illustrated by Don Brown

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fever year

Nature of contents

bibliographycomics graphic novels

Oclc number

1080247108

Responsibility statement

written and illustrated by Don Brown

Sub title

the killer flu of 1918 : a tragedy in three acts

Summary

"New Year's Day, 1918. America has declared war on Germany and is gathering troops to fight. But there's something coming that is deadlier than any war. When people begin to fall ill, most Americans don't suspect influenza. The flu is known to be dangerous to the very old, young, or frail. But the Spanish flu is exceptionally violent. Soon, thousands of people succumb. Then tens of thousands . . . hundreds of thousands and more. Graves can't be dug quickly enough. What made the influenza of 1918 so exceptionally deadly--and what can modern science help us understand about this tragic episode in history? With a journalist's discerning eye for facts and an artist's instinct for true emotion, Sibert Honor recipient Don Brown sets out to answer these questions and more in Fever Year."

Target audience

juvenile

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