| Butte and the 1918 Influenza Pandemic Contributor(s): Olberding, Janelle M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 146714326X ISBN-13: 9781467143264 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Medical | History - Medical | Infectious Diseases |
| Series: Disaster |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.80 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Butte was an incomparable city, but in late 1918, some of the things that made it so exceptional also made it incredibly cruel. That year, the Spanish flu swept across the country, killing some 675,000 Americans before year's end. Some of the country's hi |
Contributor Bio(s): Olberding, Janelle M.: - Janelle M. Olberding is an independent historian, writer, avid reader, part-time educator and lifelong learner. Her interest in communicable disease was piqued while working in public health, and she began studying its effects on culture and history as a graduate student at Norwich University. She currently works in higher education and lives in Glendive, Montana, with her husband and daughter. |