| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 478 pages, [8] unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [437]-459) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: Covered in death -- The invisible enemy -- Like water through a net -- Trapped at sea -- Testing, testing -- The panic -- The shutdown -- Dr. Brix -- Dr. Fauci -- Of masks and men -- "Liberate" -- Pharmacist in chief -- Remdesivir -- Jared's shadow task force -- From bad to worse -- The second wave -- Opening day -- Atlas, shrug -- A shot in the dark -- Long live the king -- Judgment day -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
From two reporters for the Washington Post comes an account of the Trump administration's handling, and mishandling, of the coronavirus outbreak, a once-in-a-century pandemic that upended life across the globe that resulted in hundreds of thousands of lives lost, a cratered economy, and the remaking of the U.S. as an unwieldy pariah in the global hierarchy. |
| Subject |
COVID-19 (Disease) -- Government policy -- United States.
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COVID-19 (Disease) -- Economic aspects.
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COVID-19 (Disease) -- Social aspects.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Government & Business.
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MEDICAL / Epidemiology.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General.
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| Genre/Form |
Political Science / Public Policy.
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Instructional and educational works.
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| Added Author |
Paletta, Damian, author.
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| ISBN |
9780063066052 (hardcover) |
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006306605X (hardcover) |
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