Cherokee Medicine, Colonial Germs: An Indigenous Nation’s Fight against Smallpox, 1518–1824 (Volume 11) (New Directions in Native American Studies Series)
(Book #11 in the New Directions in Native American Studies Series)
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How smallpox, or Variola, caused widespread devastation during the European colonization of the Americas is a well-known story. But as historian Paul Kelton informs us, that's precisely what it is: a convenient story. In Cherokee Medicine, Colonial Germs Kelton challenges the "virgin soil thesis," or the widely held belief that Natives' lack of immunities and their inept healers were responsible for their downfall. Eschewing...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0806160985
ISBN13:9780806160986
Release Date:May 2018
Publisher:University of Oklahoma Press
Length:296 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"
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