Great Influenza (Barry) - Book Reviews

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Easily our fullest, richest, most panoramic history of the subject.
New York Times Book Review


A sobering account of the 1918 flu epidemic, compelling and timely.
Boston Globe


ReviewMonumental… powerfully intelligent… not just a masterful narrative… but also an authoritative and disturbing morality tale.
Chicago Tribune


Hypnotizing, horrifying, energetic, lucid prose.
Providence Observer


History brilliantly written… a masterpiece.
Baton Rouge Advocate


Barry captures the sense of panic and despair that overwhelmed stricken communities and hits hard at those who failed to use their power to protect the public good.… Society's ability to survive another devastating flu pandemic, Barry argues, is as much a political question as a medical one.
Publishers Weekly