"Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus that Caused It"
by Gina Bari Kolata
Very interesting & gets into the exhumation of corpses in Alaska and Norway by two competing scientific teams. Scary parallels with this SARS in terms of origins, time of year, infection rates, etc. Recently published as paberbook in 2001--found hardback at local library. Worth a read!
Did they isolate the bug?
Regards
J.R.