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The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History

2004 nonfiction historical book by John M. Barry about the 1918 flu pandemic.
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The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History

Summary

The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History authored The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History — author (P50): John M. Barry[3].
  • The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History's instance of is recorded as The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History — instance of (P31): literary work[4].
  • The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History's publication date is recorded as +2004-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09gm6mv[6].
  • The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History's Open Library ID is recorded as OL22577126M[7].
  • The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History's Internet Archive ID is recorded as greatinfluenzaep00barr[8].
  • The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History's has edition or translation is recorded as The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History — has edition or translation (P747): The Great Influenza[9].
  • The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History's has edition or translation is recorded as The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History — has edition or translation (P747): Q138649339[10].
  • The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History's main subject is recorded as The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History — main subject (P921): 1918–1920 flu pandemic[11].
  • The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 13856[12].
  • The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Great Influenza'}[13].
  • The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History'}[14].
  • The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History's Goodreads work ID is recorded as 29511[15].
  • The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History's Penguin Random House work ID is recorded as 288950[16].

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Works and Contributions

The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History authored The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History — author (P50): John M. Barry[3].

Why It Matters

The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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