September 1918: war, plague, and the World Series
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One hundred years ago, in September 1918, three things came to Boston: war, plague, and the World Series. This is the unimaginable story of that late summer month, in which a division of Massachusetts militia volunteers led the first unified American fighting force into battle in France, turning the tide of World War I. Meanwhile the world's deadliest pandemic--the Spanish Flu--erupted in Boston and its suburbs, bringing death on a terrifying scale first to military facilities and then to the civilian population. At precisely the same time, in a baseball season cut short on the homefront and amidst the surrounding ravages of death, a young pitcher named Babe Ruth rallied the sport's most dominant team, the Boston Red Sox, to a World Series victory--the last World Series victory the Sox would see for eighty-six years.
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Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History.
World Series (Baseball) -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Massachusetts -- Boston.
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Desjardin, S. (2018). September 1918: war, plague, and the World Series. Regnery History.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Desjardin, Skip. 2018. September 1918: War, Plague, and the World Series. Regnery History.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Desjardin, Skip, September 1918: War, Plague, and the World Series. Regnery History, 2018.
MLA Citation (style guide)Desjardin, Skip. September 1918: War, Plague, and the World Series. Regnery History, 2018.
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