PrologueChapter 1 COVID-19 Makes "It" RealChapter 2 Preparing for a Pandemic: Were We Ready?Chapter 3 Politics, Science, and Partisan WarfareChapter 4 The End of Wondering: The First Wave Hits the United StatesChapter 5 The Great Reopening: Fools Rush InChapter 6 Failure Persists: The Dark Winter ApproachesChapter 7 The Darkest DaysNotesIndex