Many books have been written about the Pandemic Spanish Influenza of 1918 - 1919, and certainly many have yet to be written.
It is in that contex.
One also needs to bear in mind that the story of Spanish Influenza took place while the world was at war.
Rather, this book is about how it affected people, and specifically the people of the Wyoming Valley in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
This book is not about the epidemiology of influenza, the biology of the disease, nor a medical explanation of it.
Many books have been written about the Pandemic Spanish Influenza of 1918 - 1919, and certainly many have yet to be written