![]() The German author Thomas Mann used this pandemic as the backdrop for his 1924 novel, The Magic Mountain. On average, one in seven people died from tuberculosis in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In addition, a tuberculosis pandemic had a firm grip on Europe and the United States. In the midst of this apparent golden age, darker forces of nationalism and class resentment were brewing beneath the surface. The bourgeois class was flourishing and Germany’s industrialized economy was the strongest in Europe. Enlightenment ideals of reason and progress dominated. ![]() Their scientists and artists were the envy of the world. Zachary Davis: In the early 20th century, you could make a strong claim that Germany was the leading country on earth. ![]()
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