then a discussion about viruses from the 2016 brooklyn book festival featuring paul zimmer and eddieoung, the later john berry describes in 1918 flu pandemic that killed 100 million people worldwide. enjoy book tv, now and over the weekend on c-span2. >> last november we mark the centennial t

then a discussion about viruses from the 2016 brooklyn festival featuring paul zimmer and ed young and later john barry describes the 1918 flu pin democrat that kills as many as 100 people worldwide. enjoy book tv now and over the weekend on c-span2. >> your watching a special edition booktv area now during the week while members of congress are in their districts. because of the coronavirus pandemic on thursday night a look at crime, first joshua hammer tells the story of the black market, animal smuggling operation reports on related international and domestic trade regulation and university of texas journalism professional kate winkler dawson looks at the life of edward oscar heinrich, the america's first forensic scientist. and later jack goldsmith of assistant attorney general george of the bush administration, he recalls the life of the stepfather who was an associate of teamsters leader jimmy hoffa. enjoy book tv now and over the weekend on c-span2. >> television has changed since c-span began 41 years ago but our mission continues to provide an unfiltered view of government. al

then a discussion about viruses from the 2016 brooklyn book festival featuring paul zimmer and eddie young, the later john berry describes in 1918 flu pandemic that killed 100 million people worldwide. enjoy book tv, now and over the weekend on c-span2. >> last november we mark the centennial of the end of world war i. in november of 1918 the people of combat nation felt relief that the years of warfare and death were over. yet another threat to life was reaching across the nations into homes and schools and hospitals, the flu. influenza pin democrat 1918 killed more people worldwide then killed in combat in the war. many records housed in the national archives here in the washington area and many other field locations, documents this effort break in the united states and writers reports, books, telegrams show the reach of the 1918 influenza epidemic to all parts of the nation. these records opena a window oo the world of 101 years ago and show us the human and societal cost of the pandemic. they allow us not only to look back at times but perhaps also to look ahead. as thepa informa