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Traces the history of the Black Death that spread across Europe in the fourteenth century, describing the devastating impact the plague had on European history and culture.

Presents an introduction to the black death of the Dark Ages, exploring the history of the bubonic plague, which claimed the lives of twenty-five million people in Europe during a five-year period in the fourteenth century, and looks at its origins and how it spread.

Three gruesome stories from the first plague that swept medieval Europe are told in graphic novel format: An eyewitness describes how Florence was devastated in 1348 as plague reaches Europe; In 1349, flagellants travel around whipping themselves in public to show God they are sorry for their sins.

Provides an account of the bubonic plague that swept Europe in the mid-fourteenth century, and provides information about the origins and cause of the disease, how it is spread, and how it was treated.

This book explores some of history's most gruesome diseases. Readers will be enthralled by the history and science of terrible plagues and the bacteria, bugs, bad hygiene, and rats responsible.

"The Black Death sounds like the name of a creepy movie, but it was an actual historical event.

"The story of a young woman paving her own path and falling in love during the Great Plague of 1348 .

"Hi-Lo YA nonfiction. COVID-19 is not the first disease to spread around the world.

"As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept around the globe, people have looked to the past for other examples of deadly disease outbreaks.

The people of fourteenth-century Florence, Italy, starving after years of bad weather and natural disasters, now face the Black Plague but twelve-year-old Maria is determined to survive.

"With a mix of sidebars, illustrations, photos, and graphic panels, this book uncovers the hidden truths about history's pandemics, from the Black Death to COVID-19"--Provided by publisher.

"Between 1347 and 1350 a horrifying disease spread by fleas and rats emerged in Asia and raged eastward.

The streets were littered with rats scurrying over dead and dying bodies.

Focuses on the Black Death and gives information related to its symptoms, causes, and global impact.