Synopsis
Unity (1918)
$19.99 Published by Talon Books
3 Male 3 Female
Unity (1918) looks at how the Spanish Flu epidemic, which killed an
estimated 20 to 50 million people worldwide at the end of World War I,
affects the small town of Unity, Saskatchewan a small town on the
Canadian prairies
When the epidemic starts to spread from eastern Canada, the town tries to isolate itself by not allowing trains to stop and burning outside mail
When a blind soldier named Hart comes to town, some residents fear that he may have this disease.
Awarded the prestigious Governor General Award for English Drama