It is the end of the First World War, and thirteen-year-old Meredith yearns to become a teacher. But she must leave school to help support her family, moving to the city to work as a maid in a wealthy doctor's home. As the deadly...
Influenza Epidemic (1918-1919)
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Auteur:Budgell, AnneSommaire:The book is an account of how the Spanish flu pandemic affected several communities in Labrador. Although several populations were nearly wiped out, the Innu people of Labrador are barely present in the written record, and when included...
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Auteur:Marchildon, DanielSommaire:Toronto, septembre 1916. Napoléon Bouvier, un jeune boxeur franco-ontarien, quitte le ring pour joindre les rangs de l’armée britannique en Europe. Il reviendra du front tourmenté par des blessures physiques et psychologiques, incertain...
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Auteur:Todd, CharlesSommaire:In the spring of 1918, the Spanish Flu epidemic kills millions of soldiers and civilians across the globe. Overwhelmed by the constant flow of wounded soldiers coming from the French front, battlefield nurse Bess Crawford must now...
