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"A very remarkable sickness" : epidemics in the Petit Nord, 1670-1846 /
"The area between the Great Lakes and Lake Winnipeg, bounded on the north by the Hudson Bay lowlands, is sometimes known as the "Petit Nord." Providing a link between the cities of eastern Canada and the western interior, it was a critical communication and transportation hub for the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Winnipeg, Man. :
University of Manitoba Press,
©2002.
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| Colección: | Manitoba studies in native history ;
14. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "The area between the Great Lakes and Lake Winnipeg, bounded on the north by the Hudson Bay lowlands, is sometimes known as the "Petit Nord." Providing a link between the cities of eastern Canada and the western interior, it was a critical communication and transportation hub for the North American fur trade for over 200 years. It also became the dispersal point for waves of devastating disease. An extensive trading network, both among Aboriginal groups and fur trade society, carved a path for the diffusion of diseases such as smallpox, influenza, and measles. Over two centuries, these diseases were responsible for a monumental loss of life and forever transformed North American Aboriginal communities." "Historical geographer Paul Hackett meticulously traces the diffusion of these diseases from Europe through central Canada to the West. Hackett's analysis of evidence in fur trade journals and oral history, combined with this study of the diffusion behaviour, yields a comprehensive picture of where, when, and how the staggering impact of these epidemics was felt."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 315 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-304) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0887556590 9780887556593 9780887553042 0887553044 1283090562 9781283090568 9786613090560 6613090565 |
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