"It is the fourteenth century. Europe and China are suffering an outbreak of an unpredictable disease. For seven hundred years it sweeps through the population like wildfire. The symptoms are horrific. It kills weak and strong, young and old. It is known by many names. The Plague. The Black Death. The Pestilence. Why did it happen? Could it happen again? Who would be left to tell the tale?"--From the publisher
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-225) and index