Very, very, very dreadful : the influenza pandemic of 1918
(Audiobook CD)

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[New York] : Listening Library, [2018].
ISBN
9780525526094, 0525526099
Lexile measure
1040L
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Published
[New York] : Listening Library, [2018].
Format
Audiobook CD
Physical Desc
5 audio discs (5 hr., 45 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9780525526094, 0525526099
UPC
9780525526094
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UG
Level 8.3, 8 Points
Lexile measure
1040

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Title from web page.
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Compact discs.
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Read by Jim Frangione.
Description
In spring of 1918, World War I was underway, and troops at Fort Riley, Kansas, found themselves felled by influenza. By the summer of 1918, the second wave struck as a highly contagious and lethal epidemic and within weeks exploded into a pandemic, an illness that travels rapidly from one continent to another. It would impact the course of the war, and kill many millions more soldiers than warfare itself. Of all diseases, the 1918 flu was by far the worst that has ever afflicted humankind; not even the Black Death of the Middle Ages comes close in terms of the number of lives it took. No war, no natural disaster, no famine has claimed so many. In the space of eighteen months in 1918-1919, about 500 million people--one-third of the global population at the time--came down with influenza. The exact total of lives lost will never be known, but the best estimate is between 50 and 100 million.
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9-12.
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AUDIOBOOK CD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Marrin, A., & Frangione, J. (2018). Very, very, very dreadful: the influenza pandemic of 1918 (Unabridged.). Listening Library.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Marrin, Albert and James, Frangione. 2018. Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918. Listening Library.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Marrin, Albert and James, Frangione. Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 Listening Library, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Marrin, Albert,, and James Frangione. Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 Unabridged., Listening Library, 2018.

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