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Spanish Flu
The Pandemic Century: One Hundred Years of Panic, Hysteria, and Hubris (W.W. Norton), by Mark Honigsbaum
In The Deadly Pandemic, science writer Mark Honigsbaum’s warnings against scientific complacency are coupled with concerns over the panic-mongering of old-school and social media. Read more
Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World (PublicAffairs), by Laura Spinney
This narrative history by British science writer Laura Spinney serves as a reminder of the greatest demographic disaster of the last century and perhaps all time. Could it happen again? Read more
