“America experienced its first oil shock. Within days of the cutoff, oil prices rose from $2.90 to $11.65 a barrel; gasoline prices soared from 20 cents to $1.20 a gallon, an all-time high. Across America, fuel shortages forced factories to… — Albert Marrin Copy Share Image
“No other disease, no war, no natural disaster, no famine comes close to the great pandemic. In the space of eighteen months in 1918–1919, about 500 million people, one-third of the human race at the time, came down with influenza. The exact total of lives lost will never be known. An early estimate, made in 1920, claimed 21.5 million died… — Albert Marrin Copy Share
“In the United States, influenza death rates were so high that the average life span fell by twelve years, from fifty-one in 1917 to… — Albert Marrin Copy Share Image
“By the fall of 1918, it was clear that a nation's prosperity, even its very survival, depended on securing a safe, abundant supply of… — Albert Marrin Copy Share Image
“Rising demand for oil exposed Europe, and later America, to oil shocks - serious interruptions in supply. Like a pebble tossed into a pond,… — Albert Marrin Copy Share Image
“America experienced its first oil shock. Within days of the cutoff, oil prices rose from $2.90 to $11.65 a barrel; gasoline prices soared from… — Albert Marrin Copy Share Image
“Flu pandemics are nothing new. Medical historians think the first one struck in 1510, infecting Asia, Africa, Europe, and the New World. Between the… — Albert Marrin Copy Share Image
“It is in our best interest to. . . embark on a revolutionary change that will lead us away from oil dependency rather than… — Albert Marrin Copy Share Image
