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Epidemics and Enslavement: Biological Catastrophe in the Native Southeast, 1492-1715 - Indians of the Southeast
Paul Kelton
Epidemics and Enslavement: Biological Catastrophe in the Native Southeast, 1492-1715 - Indians of the Southeast
Paul Kelton
Examines the relationship between the Indian slave trade and the spread of Old World diseases in the colonial southeastern US. This book traces the pathology of early European encounters with Native peoples of Southeast and concludes that Natives had their most significant experience with new germs long after initial contacts in the 16th century.
312 pages, 10 maps, 2 tables, index
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | July 1, 2009 |
ISBN13 | 9780803227910 |
Publishers | University of Nebraska Press |
Pages | 312 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 18 mm · 471 g |
Language | English |