Pale Rider

Explore the forgotten tragedy of the Spanish flu pandemic in Pale Rider. With up to one hundred million deaths globally, it was one of the greatest disasters of all time - yet it remains only a footnote to World War I. Laura Spinney recounts the evolution of the virus through firsthand accounts, revealing how it both tested humanity's vulnerability and showed off its ingenuity. Drawing on research in multiple disciplines, Pale Rider paints a vivid picture of how this catastrophe transformed the decades to come.