The Black Death

"As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept around the globe, people have looked to the past for other examples of deadly disease outbreaks. In the mid-14th century, an outbreak of bubonic plague, or the 'Black Death,' killed more than 25 million Europeans within a five-year span. Through . . . maps, critical-thinking questions, and . . . sidebars, readers learn the similarities and the vast differences between the Black Death, the 2020 pandemic, and other disease outbreaks in history"--Provided by publisher.