I am currently taking an Expatriot Literature course (American authors living abroad, or influenced by the Parisian writing climate), and this same subjet came up. All of our famous American poets and writers of the period lived in England/Paris and a lot of their stuff contains this particular disaster. It was very interesting after having seen part of the Discovery channel presentation. Karen -----Original Message----- From: Brenda Hay <tracers@imagin.net> To: EAST-TEXAS-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com <EAST-TEXAS-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, February 06, 2000 10:55 AM Subject: flu epidemic >1918 - Worldwide [high point year] Influenza: more people were >hospitalized >> > in WWI >> > from this epidemic than wounds. US Army training camps became death camps, >> > with >> > 80% death rate in some camps. >> > >One of my ancestors was lost during this flu epidemic in Dallas County, >TX just one week before he was supposed to go into the Army. >Brenda >CENSUS ONLINE & OTHER DIGGINS >http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/census1.htm >As seen at WW Top 100 Genealogy Sites >http://www.worldwide-top100.net/tops5/rankem.cgi?action=in&id=tracer > >