Influenza 1918 - Free on line film documentary

[Amish Country]

This links to a free online film of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic in the United States. The documentary is available via The American Experience. It is told in personal interviews, historic accounts, footage and pictures. It uses these medium to paint a vivid picture of life, culture, technology and people living and dying during the 1918 pandemic. Anyone having difficulty trying to explain just how dangerous flu can be may want to check this out. It shows the juxtaposition between normalcy of life at the time and the devastation of the pandemic. It shows how fast it spread, how fast it killed and the difficultly of healthcare to cope. 1 hour. - AC

Influenza 1918
"The worst epidemic in American history killed over 600,000 Americans during World War I. Nicknamed "Spanish influenza," it died out quickly the following winter."
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/influenza/player/