Purple Death: The Mysterious Spanish Flu of 1918 Local History With the mercurial

With the mercurial

he buried this diary in case the German offensive was successful

and has lost none of its power to shock

along with those of DNA scientists from Russia

Purple Death: The Mysterious Spanish Flu of 1918 Local History With the mercurialDescription by David Getz Paperback The Spanish Flu was the worst epidemic in this country's history, and the search for its cause is still one of science's most urgent quests. In this riveting account, acclaimed nonfiction author David Getz tells young readers the story of the mysterious flu known as the Purple Deaththe virus responsible for the worst epidemic in American history. It was 1918, the last year of World War 1. Thousands of men lived in