The plague year America in the time of COVID

Beginning with the absolutely critical first moments of the outbreak in China, and ending with an epilogue on the vaccine rollout and the unprecedented events between the election of Joseph Biden and his inauguration, Lawrence Wright's The Plague Year surges forward with essential information--...

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Main Author: Wright, Lawrence, 1947- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
Edition: First edition.
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Summary: Beginning with the absolutely critical first moments of the outbreak in China, and ending with an epilogue on the vaccine rollout and the unprecedented events between the election of Joseph Biden and his inauguration, Lawrence Wright's The Plague Year surges forward with essential information--and fascinating historical parallels--examining the medical, economic, political, and social ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Item Description: "This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso
Physical Description: viii, 322 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-304) and index.
ISBN: 9780593320723
0593320727
Author Notes: LAWRENCE WRIGHT is a staff writer for The New Yorker, a playwright, a screenwriter, and the author of ten books of nonfiction, including The Looming Tower, Going Clear, and God Save Texas. His recent novel, The End of October, was a New York Times best seller. Wright's books have received many honors, including a Pulitzer Prize for The Looming Tower. He and his wife are longtime residents of Austin, Texas.