Books on the Plague

[jimmy olsen]

Reading a book on the Plague-the Great Mortality by Kelly.  It's sensationalist, and a bit too focused on the (admittedly fascinating) drama of the period, and I don't think there's really been enough of an in-depth picture at the actual experience of having the plague yet, but it still is terrifying enough that I'm pretty sure this was the worst period in human history.  I can't even imagine the scale of the suffering, and all of the different forms of the disease-bubonic, septicemic, pneumonic-seem almost equally terrifying.  I couldn't imagine living with the disease for more than a few hours, and I'm really surprised there weren't more mass suicides on the onset of symptoms. 

Pretty sure 16th century North America would be worse what with the mortality rates of 70-90% obliterating entire nations.

[Admiral Yi]

Damn good point Timmy. 

[Darth Wagtaros]

I concur.

[Queequeg]

I concede that it was.  My thinking was Eurocentric. 

[DGuller]

Reading a book on the Plague-the Great Mortality by Kelly.  It's sensationalist, and a bit too focused on the (admittedly fascinating) drama of the period, and I don't think there's really been enough of an in-depth picture at the actual experience of having the plague yet, but it still is terrifying enough that I'm pretty sure this was the worst period in human history.  I can't even imagine the scale of the suffering, and all of the different forms of the disease-bubonic, septicemic, pneumonic-seem almost equally terrifying.  I couldn't imagine living with the disease for more than a few hours, and I'm really surprised there weren't more mass suicides on the onset of symptoms. 

Pretty sure 16th century North America would be worse what with the mortality rates of 70-90% obliterating entire nations.

At least North American Indians had blankets to keep themselves comfortable once they fell sick.

[jimmy olsen]

Damn good point Timmy. 

Thank you. 

[Darth Wagtaros]

Just read Distant Mirror.

[Ed Anger]

http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=3742281

I'll be here all week. Try the veal!

[The Brain]

http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=3742281

I'll be here all week. Try the veal!

Those aren't books.

[Ed Anger]

http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=3742281

I'll be here all week. Try the veal!

Those aren't books.