Horrors of History: People of the Plague: Philadelphia Flu Epidemic 1918 |
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| Authors: | Anderson, T. Neill |
| Publisher: | Charlesbridge |
| BISAC/Subject: | JNF038100, JNF025210, JNF024020 |
| ISBN: | 9781607345428, Related ISBNs: 1580895182, 1607345420, 9781580895187, 9781607345428 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 142, |
| Audience: | Children/juvenile |
Synopsis: Well-researched and rich with ghastly details, this third historical fiction novel in the Horrors of History series is based on the great influenza epidemic of 1918. Actual and fictionalized victims and survivors, like the young, heroic Barium and the concerned, wise Doctor Wilmer Krusen, help weave together a gripping account of how Philadelphia coped with the outbreak.
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