The Black Death: A History From Beginning to End (Pandemic History)

ISBN: 1096608979

Author: History, Hourly

Condition: New

The Black DeathSweeping across the known world with unchecked devastation, the Black Death claimed between 75 million and 200 million lives in four short years. In this engaging and well-researched book, the trajectory of the plagues march west across Eurasia and the cause of the great pandemic is thoroughly explored.Inside you will read about...? What was the Black Death?? A Short History of Pandemics? Chronology & Trajectory? Causes & Pathology? Medieval Theories & Disease Control? Black Death in Medieval Culture? ConsequencesFascinating insights into the medieval minds perception of the disease and examinations of contemporary accounts give a complete picture of what the worlds most effective killer meant to medieval society in particular and humanity in general.