I will speak later about what I actually think of this book, but in the meantime I must say it did present an interesting look into the plague. I was particularly keen to see the decisions made by the leadership in regard to attempting to preserve the public health of their jurisdiction. Some decisions were viewed by the author as favorable and some less so, but true to life, he offered no better solutions to those decisions with which he wasn't in agreement. 
 As I said, the most interesting views for me were insite into the plague and decisions made regarding public health. 
 If you have made it through this review, you will have a small taste of what it is like to read this long-winded and occassionally slow book. In the end, i do not think i will return to it, in fact i believe i finished it just to say i did!