Alfred W. Crosby is a Professor Emeritus in American studies, history, and geography at the University of Texas, Austin. His books include America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918, Second edition, Throwing Fire: Projectile Technology through History, The Measure of Reality.
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Between August 1918 and March 1919, the Spanish influenza spread worldwide, claiming over 25 million lives—more people than perished in the fighting of the First World War. It proved fatal to at least a half-million Americans. Yet, the Spanish flu p... SEE MORE