Plague

A History of Pestilence and Pandemics

Ben Hubbard (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

32 Seiten

2021
Franklin Watts Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-4451-7960-5 (ISBN)

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An insightful look at the history of plagues and pandemics told with fascinating archive art and photography

Plague examines history's most destructive pandemics including The Black Death (Bubonic Plague), The Great Plague of London, the 1918 Spanish Flu, HIV/AIDS and more. It uses a narrative structure to describe the causes, events and eventual cessation of each outbreak. It features case stories of those affected, the science behind each disease, the physical symptoms and effects, and the different approaches to stopping or eradicating the diseases.

This is a highly topical book that addresses the outbreak of COVID-19. It offers a message of hope to those worried or affected by COVID-19. That is, that pandemics come and go, people have survived through them, and with each one our understanding of how to slow or stop them increases.

The book features illustrations and etchings from the Middle Ages and photographs from pandemics later in history.

Ben Hubbard began his writing career at a what's-on newspaper in the 1990s, interviewing bands, actors and artists in his native Wellington, New Zealand. He later joined the fast-paced world of daily newspaper journalism before packing up shop and moving to England. Here, Ben tied a number of new strings to his bow: magazine editor, book editor, and finally, author. Today, Ben writes a mix of non-fiction for all ages - preschoolers through to adults. He has penned titles on an eclectic subject range: from space exploration, samurai warriors and medieval castles; to pop music, pets, tornadoes and rugby skills.

Erscheinungsdatum	04.06.2021
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	260 x 202 mm
Gewicht	300 g
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Geschichte / Politik
ISBN-10	1-4451-7960-1 / 1445179601
ISBN-13	978-1-4451-7960-5 / 9781445179605
Zustand	Neuware