Jules takes a broader look at death from a social perspective by comparing the plague of 14th century Europe and the American Civil War.  These time periods are seemingly incommensurate, but they're worth comparing to gain a perspective on the social effects of mass death.

Links for further reading

Barbara W. Tuchman, A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th century

Klaus Schwab and Thierry Malleret, Covid-19: The Great Reset

Ars Moriendi Translation (the shorter version)

Drew Gilpin Faust, This Republic of Suffering

Drew Gilpin Faust, The Civil War Soldier and the Art of Dying

Transcription of a letter by James Robert Montgomery

Videos

Death & the Civil War | Library of Congress 

Brad Harris – Context: Reflections from A Distant Mirror

Lerone Bennett Jr. C-Span Interview  (~snippit taken from around the 24 min mark)

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