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Title The plague year : America in the time of COVID / Lawrence Wright.
Author Wright, Lawrence, 1947- author.
Publication Info. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
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 Hiawassee  614.5 WRI    Check Shelves
 North Orange  614.5 WRI    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  614.5 WRI    Check Shelves
 Southeast  614.5 WRI    Checked Out
 West Oaks  614.5 WRI    Check Shelves
Edition First edition.
Description viii, 322 pages ; 25 cm
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Note "This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso
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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-304) and index.
Local Note LEASE 2021-06
Subject COVID-19 (Disease) -- United States.
COVID-19 (Disease) -- Social aspects -- United States.
COVID-19 (Disease) -- Political aspects -- United States.
COVID-19 (Disease) -- Economic aspects -- United States.
ISBN 9780593320723 (hardcover) : $28.00
0593320727 (hardcover)