I haven’t read this book, but I am curious if you know whether the fact that there had been a 4+ year world war, and its sufferings, and if it had anything to do with the susceptibility or transmission of the influenza during this time. Just curious.
It is certainly true that this was the first time in history that this many people, mostly young men, had been so mobile. The flue started in my state, Kansas and jumped first to Camp Funston and Camp Riley in north central Kansas and then basically to the rest of the world. Its a fascinating if somewhat pedantic read. I’m listening to the audio version as I walk and need to look at the hard copy to find out whether it is appropriately bookmarked but I’m guessing it is.