influenza epidemic, 1918-1919

When David is orphaned by the Spanish influenza outbreak in 1919 Montreal, he needs to find his long-lost uncle if he wants to avoid the orphanage, and he gets his chance when he gets a job with the Montreal Canadiens.

Presents a historical account of the influenza epidemic that began on an army base near Boston in 1918 and swept through the U.S., claiming the lives of over 600,000 victims.

After moving to Salt Lake City, thirteen-year-old Sadie finds a journal in a hidey-hole in the attic, and along with her sister and new friend she reads about the influenza epidemic of 1918.

In early twentieth century Brooklyn, Ruby endures many hardships including the flu epidemic, the death of family members, and even starvation, until her pitching talents open new opportunities in the changing world of sports for women.

Tells the story of the influenza outbreak of 1918, which killed millions of people worldwide and was the most devastating pandemic in world history.

Roughneck hockey players Bad' Joe Hall and Newsy Lalonde were bitter enemies on the ice. During WWI many of Canada's hockey players left to fight for their country. Rivals Joe and Newsy were then forced to play side by side as teammates. In 1919, just when the fighting overseas ended, the Spanish influenza quickly spread across North America. The Stanley Cup was put in jeopardy. This is the story of two guys who learned to work together and deal with unexpected challenges of all kinds.

Chronicles the 1918 influenza epidemic, discussing why it was so lethal, how it spread throughout the American Midwest, what steps were taken to stop it, and how the country responded to the crisis.

In San Diego in 1918, as deadly influenza and World War I take their toll, sixteen-year-old Mary Shelley Black watches desperate mourners flock to s?ances and spirit photographers for comfort and, despite her scientific leanings, must consider if ghosts are real when her first love, killed in battle, returns.

In 1917, Aaluk leaves for Siberia while her sister Nutaaq remains in their Alaskan village and becomes one of the few survivors of an influenza epidemic, then in 1986, Nunaaq's great-granddaughter leaves her mother due to a different kind of sickness and returns to the village where they were born.

Lydia, an Irish American shopgirl marries Henry Wickett, a shy medical student; however, soon after their wedding, Henry quits school to create a mail-order patent medicine and Lydia finds herself working in an experimental ward during the influenza epidemic.