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The Great Influenza
John Barry's account of the 1918 influenza pandemic reveals how a society's response to an invisible enemy exposes the fragile interplay between science, leadership, and public trust.
“John Barry's account of the 1918 influenza pandemic reveals how a society's response to an invisible enemy exposes the fragile interplay between science, leadership, and public trust.”
— John M. Barry, The Great Influenza
Pandemics, Public Health, History, Leadership
This will resonate if you've ever wondered how societies truly respond to an invisible threat, and the profound cost when truth is sacrificed for perceived stability, and this will help you see what to do next.
John M. Barry, a distinguished historian and science writer, meticulously reconstructs the 1918 pandemic, drawing on extensive research to illuminate not just the medical facts, but the complex human and political dynamics of a society under siege.