Influenza 1918; disease, death, and struggle in
Winnipeg.
9780802091970
Influenza 1918; disease, death, and struggle in Winnipeg.
Jones, Esyllt W.
U. of Toronto Press
2007
248 pages
$65.00
Hardcover
Studies in gender and history; 31
RC150
The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 killed over fifty million
people--many more than World War I. It is a twist of irony that it was
the war that was instrumental in spreading the disease. Jones (history,
U. of Manitoba) brings down this immense disaster to the microcosm of
Winnipeg, showing how the city coped with a situation for which it was
completely unprepared; the impact on various segments of society--men,
women, the poor, the wealthy, families, immigrants; and the responses of
individuals and government to the devastation. This personal slice of
life during the epidemic says a great deal about how ability to survive
disaster differs according to class, even when the disaster strikes all.
This is both a fascinating study but a warning for the next pandemic.
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