Book · 2017 · Epidemiology
Pale Rider
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Well Kristen Rogers who wrote this consulted with Laura spinney who is an author she wrote pale writer the Spanish Flu of 1918 and how it changed the world and there's this quote here that I just wanted to bring up because I think it just speaks to this whole episode.
What they say about it
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The best things said about it
During the first wave of the pandemic the country's Inspector General of Health Martin Salazar had lamented the inability of a bureaucratic and underfunded Health System to prevent the disease from spreading.
On 30 September Bishop Alvario Ibalanio defied the health authorities by ordering a novena evening prayers on nine consecutive days in honor of Saint Rocco the patron saint of plague and pestilence.
As in other towns and Villages the decision was taken to stop bringing the church bells and eulogy of the Dead in case the constant tolling frightened people.
Why people recommend it
Laura Spinney's historical study 'Pale Rider' examines the devastating global impact of the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. The book received significant attention during a 2023 episode of 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', where the host noted that Kristen Rogers consulted Spinney's work to illustrate how individuals search desperately for a sense of control during widespread medical afflictions. Matt also referenced the text to explore historical quack treatments deployed during the outbreak. Furthermore, Robert Evans utilized Spinney's research extensively on 'Behind the Bastards' in 2023 during a multi-part examination of plague priests. Evans read passages from 'Pale Rider' to provide crucial historical background on the bishop of Zamora, who defied local health authorities by ordering nine consecutive days of novena prayers to Saint Rocco. Evans also quoted the book to highlight the frustrations of the country's Inspector General of Health, Martin Salazar, who lamented the failures of an underfunded bureaucracy to contain the contagion. Additionally, the author's findings were used to describe the somber realities of silenced church bells and grim funeral processions across towns and villages, making Spinney's work an indispensable source for understanding the social panic, government shortcomings, and religious defiance that accompanied the 1918 influenza pandemic.
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“and I'm going to quote from the book pale writer again during the first wave of the pandemic the country's Inspector General of Health Martin Salazar had lamented the inability of a bureaucratic and underfunded Health System to prevent the disease from spreading”
“uh and I'm going to quote again from the book pale writer on 30 September Bishop alvario ibalanio defied the health authorities by ordering a novena evening prayers on nine consecutive days in honor of Saint Rocco the patron saint of plague and pestilence”
“and I'm going to quote again from pale writer as in other towns and Villages the decision was taken to stop bringing the church bells and eulogy of the Dead in case the constant tolling frightened people”
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“well Kristen Rogers who wrote this consulted with Laura spinney who is an author she wrote pale writer the Spanish Flu of 1918 and how it changed the world and there's this quote here that I just wanted to bring up because I think it just speaks to this whole episode”
“she wrote pale writer the Spanish Flu of 1918 and how it changed the world”
