Rotting face : smallpox and the American Indian / R.G. Robertson.

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Robertson, R. G [author.]

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9780870044977
0870044974

Other title:

Smallpox and the American Indian

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Rotting face.DDC classification:

616.9/12/008997073 616.912008997073

LOC classification:

RC183.49 .R63 2001

NLM classification:

2002 E-431
WC 590

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Contents:

Introduction -- Early spring 1837 -- Variola major -- Late spring 1837 -- Smallpox in the New World -- Early summer 1837 -- The village tribes of the Upper Missouri -- Mid summer 1837 -- Smallpox and the fur trade after the Revolution -- Late summer 1837 -- Prevention -- Autumn 1837 -- Technology and change -- 1838 -- Aftermath -- Blame.

Summary: "The smallpox epidemic of 1837-1838 forever changed the tribes of the Northern Plains. Before it ran out of human fuel, the disease claimed 20,000 souls. R.G. Robertson tells the story of this deadly virus with modern implications."-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The smallpox epidemic of 1837-1838 forever changed the tribes of the Northern Plains. Before it ran out of human fuel, the disease claimed 20,000 souls. R.G. Robertson tells the story of this deadly virus with modern implications."-- Provided by publisher.

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