The Last Plague

Author : Mark Osborne Humphries
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442610446

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The 'Spanish' influenza of 1918 was the deadliest pandemic in history, killing as many as 50 million people worldwide. Canadian federal public health officials tried to prevent the disease from entering the country by implementing a maritime quarantine, as had been their standard practice since the cholera epidemics of 1832. But the 1918 flu was a different type of disease. In spite of the best efforts of both federal and local officials, up to fifty thousand Canadians died. In The Last Plague, Mark Osborne Humphries examines how federal epidemic disease management strategies developed before the First World War, arguing that the deadliest epidemic in Canadian history ultimately challenged traditional ideas about disease and public health governance. Using federal, provincial, and municipal archival sources, newspapers, and newly discovered military records – as well as original epidemiological studies – Humphries' sweeping national study situates the flu within a larger social, political, and military context for the first time. His provocative conclusion is that the 1918 flu crisis had important long-term consequences at the national level, ushering in the 'modern' era of public health in Canada.

Author : Nyambura Mpesha,Meja Mwangi
Publisher : East African Publishers
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9966250646

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This is one of the most stirring tales from the folklore of East and Central Africa. Mugasha is a deity-king who harness natural elements and uses them to recapture the usurped kingdom of his father. He is in many ways a symbol of the indefatigable human zeal in the search for liberty and justice.

Author : William Ian Beardmore Beveridge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015006018280

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Influenza by William Ian Beardmore Beveridge Pdf

Author : Meja Mwangi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:926015155

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The Last Plague by Meja Mwangi Pdf

Author : Rich Hawkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0992883830

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The Last Plague by Rich Hawkins Pdf

A pestilence has fallen across the land. Run and hide. Seek shelter. Do not panic. The infected WILL find you. When Great Britain is hit by a devastating epidemic, four old friends must cross a chaotic, war-torn England to reach their families. But between them and home, the country is teeming with those afflicted by the virus - cannibalistic, mutated monsters whose only desires are to infect and feed. THE LAST PLAGUE is here.

Author : Rich Hawkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1726624021

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The Last Plague by Rich Hawkins Pdf

"One of the most intriguing post-apocalyptic novels I've read in a long time," - David Moody, author of Autumn and Hater.A PLAGUE HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE LAND. SLAUGHTER FILLS THE STREETS. ALL SEEMS LOST.After Great Britain is hit by a devastating epidemic, four old friends must cross the war-torn country to get home to their families. But in order to reach their loved ones, they must journey through towns, villages and countryside teeming with the monstrous Infected - mutated people whose only desires are to infect and feed.RUN AND HIDE. SEEK SHELTER. PRAY FOR SALVATION.THE LAST PLAGUE IS HERE.Also includes a bonus novella - AWOL - set at the same time in the outbreak.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1721
Category : London (England)
ISBN : OXFORD:N11655972

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A Collection of Very Valuable and Scarce Pieces Relating to the Last Plague in the Year 1665. ... by Anonim Pdf

Author : Minette Walters
Publisher : MIRA
Page : 571 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781488095306

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The Last Hours by Minette Walters Pdf

As a plague descends on Medieval England, a courageous Lady must protect her land and people at all costs in this historical novel: “Enthralling” (Julian Fellowes, creator of The Gilded Age). England, 1348. When the Black Death arrives in Dorset, no one knows what manner of sickness it is or how it spreads and kills so quickly. The Church proclaims it a punishment from God, insisting that daily confession is their only hope for survival. But Lady Anne of Devilish has different ideas. With her trusted steward Thaddeus at her side—and her brutal husband absent—she gathers her serfs within the moated walls of Devilish and refuse entry to outsiders, including her husband. Bu in such a confined space, conflicts soon arise. Ignorant of the world outside, Lady Anne’s people wrestle with the terrible uncertainty of their futures. And as food stocks run low, they begin to wonder how long they can survive within. The moment will come when they must cross the moat . . . and encounter a world transformed in ways they can’t imagine.

Author : Karl-Erik Frandsen
Publisher : Museum Tusculanum Press
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Bacterial diseases
ISBN : 9788763507707

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The Last Plague in the Baltic Region 1709-1713 by Karl-Erik Frandsen Pdf

The Last Plague in the Baltic Region, 1709-1713 offers a thorough description and analysis of the terrible plague epidemic that ravaged the Baltic region in the years between 1709 and 1713 ? at the same time when the region was razed by the Great Northern War (1700-?21). Sweden under Carolus XII had lost its supremacy, and Russia under Peter the Great emerged as the new major power in the region. With the marching armies came the plague and its effects, which were particularly devastating, since it hit a population already weakened by famines and desolation caused by the war. Drawing on substantial documentation in city and state archives, the study addresses a range of important discussions touching on the far-reaching consequences of the plague across the region: including mortality rates, symptoms of the disease, treatments, how the disease spread, why some parishes, villages, houses and families were particularly hard hit, the measures taken by the authorities to confine the epidemic and the reactions of people to these measures. Offering detailed information of the plague's demographic and economic consequences, as well as tragic accounts of its victims, this volume constitutes a fascinating synthesis and assessment of a devastating chapter in the region's history.

Author : Michael D. O'Brien
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781681493787

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Plague Journal by Michael D. O'Brien Pdf

Plague Journal is Michael O'Brien's fourth novel in the Children of the Last Days series. The central character is Nathaniel Delaney, the editor of a small-town newspaper, who is about to face the greatest crisis of his life. As the novel begins, ominous events are taking place throughout North America, but little of it surfaces before the public eye. Set in the not-too-distant future, the story describes a nation that is quietly shifting from a democratic form of government to a form of totalitarianism. Delaney is one of the few voices left in the media who is willing to speak the whole truth about what is happening, and as a result the full force of the government is brought against him. Thus, seeking to protect his children and to salvage what remains of his life, he makes a choice that will alter the future of each member of his family and many other people. As the story progresses he keeps a journal of observations, recording the day-by-day escalation of events, and analyzing the motives of his political opponents with sometimes scathing frankness. More importantly, he begins to keep a "mental record" that develops into a painful process of self-examination. As his world falls apart, he is compelled to see in greater depth the significance of his own assumptions and compromises, his successes and failures. Plague Journal chronicles the struggle of a thoroughly modern man put to the ultimate spiritual and psychological test, a man who in losing himself finds himself.

Author : Glen E. Page
Publisher : BookPros, LLC
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : End of the world
ISBN : 9781933538969

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The Last Plague by Glen E. Page Pdf

"[Glen Page] is currently working on the next book in the Apocalypse series."--P.4 of cover.

Author : H. J. Nelson
Publisher : Wattpad Books
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-07
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781989365724

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The Last She by H. J. Nelson Pdf

2023-2024 Tome Society It List 2023 University of Wisconsin Madison English Department Early Career Alumni Award Ara . . . I made a mistake, we all did . . . go back to the beginning . . . it’s not too late. As the only female to survive the devastating virus, Ara hasn’t seen another human in months—not since her father disappeared. The plague has swept away humanity, and Ara’s world is desolate, haunted by the ghosts of her former life. Her mother. Her sister. Kaden and his crew live by a code: stay alert, stay alive. When they catch Ara stealing from them, they are furious—and confused. She is the first girl they have seen in three years. And while Kaden knows taking her captive is wrong, he tells himself he’s doing it to protect her. But with Ara determined to follow through on her father’s mission—Go back to the beginning. End the plague—Kaden becomes mesmerized by Ara’s will and beauty. He knows he will do anything to help her, even if it tears their worlds apart.

Author : Charles Kenny
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781982165345

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The Plague Cycle by Charles Kenny Pdf

This history of mankind's battles against infectious diseases looks at how epidemics shaped empires and economies and how medical revolutions freed us from these cycles until new threats arose caused by changes in global trade and climate.

Author : Caitriona Foley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919
ISBN : 0716531151

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The Last Irish Plague by Caitriona Foley Pdf

Between spring 1918 and early summer 1919, the world experienced one of the most devastating outbreaks of disease on record - 20,000 Irish citizens died, 800,000 were infected. This book explores how the event was experienced, felt, understood and remembered by men and women at the time.

Author : Natasha Sarkar
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780198873273

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The Last Great Plague of Colonial India by Natasha Sarkar Pdf

Plague has attained pandemic proportions on three occasions in recorded history. It is within the context of the third, modern pandemic that this book unfolds: an outbreak which took over twelve million lives in India alone. Natasha Sarkar examines for the first time the full social history of this extraordinary medical crisis in India at the end of the nineteenth century, detailing the nature and progress of the disease within a complex colonial environment. Deep-seated colonial anxieties about governing India influenced and are disclosed in responses to the pandemic. Disease carriers were identified and labelled, and scapegoats stigmatized. Western Imperialism and its developments in biomedicine clashed with older indigenous medical systems. Sarkar also considers attitudes, approaches, and mentalities in indigenous Indian society. She explores what individuals and communities made of the disease, and how social prejudices surrounding it and its sufferers became increasingly heightened in a colonial environment. The plague crisis reveals disparate, heterogeneous voices across communities--the contradictions of a multi-religious, multi-lingual, and multi-cultural society. The last great plague of Colonial India is thus portrayed in all its political, social, economic, and demographic dimensions.