Rotting face : smallpox and the American Indian /

"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."--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Robertson, R. G. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Caldwell, Idaho : Caxton Press, 2001.
Temas:
1800-1899
Smallpox > United States > History.
Indians of North America > Diseases > History.
Indians of North America > Missouri River Valley > History > 19th century.
Fur trade > Missouri River Valley > History > 19th century.
Commerce.
Wool.
Smallpox > transmission
Commerce
Disease Transmission, Infectious > history
History, 19th Century
Indians, South American > history
Wool
Variole > États-Unis > Histoire.
Fourrures > Commerce > Missouri, Vallée du > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Médecine > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Laine.
polyester fleece.
wool (hair material)
wool (textile)
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Contagious.
MEDICAL > Infectious Diseases.
Fur trade
Indians of North America
Indians of North America > Diseases
Smallpox
Pocken
Missouri
Missouri River Valley
United States
USA
Indianer.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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