The 1918 Influenza Pandemic
The 1918 Influenza Pandemic
A 23-page report-bound copy of three articles from the Westmoreland History magazine that includes these titles: “The Spanish Lady Visits Westmoreland County,” “The Spanish Lady Has Arrived – October 1918 in Westmoreland and Surrrounding Counties,” and “The Spanish Lady Departs: November 1918-March 1919.” Author Thomas Soltis, Ph.D. has provided this study, with meticulously-documented details, primary support documents, and period photographs, of the period from the fall of 1918 when the flu arrived and claimed its first victim – Mildred Sowash – through the peak and the uncertainty of the following weeks – and into the spring of 1919 when “The Spanish Lady” finally departed the area and entered into history.
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A 23-page report-bound copy of three articles from the Westmoreland History magazine that includes these titles: “The Spanish Lady Visits Westmoreland County,” “The Spanish Lady Has Arrived – October 1918 in Westmoreland and Surrrounding Counties,” and “The Spanish Lady Departs: November 1918-March 1919.” Author Thomas Soltis, Ph.D. has provided this study, with meticulously-documented details, primary support documents, and period photographs, of the period from the fall of 1918 when the flu arrived and claimed its first victim – Mildred Sowash – through the peak and the uncertainty of the following weeks – and into the spring of 1919 when “The Spanish Lady” finally departed the area and entered into history.