Coming of the spirit of pestilence, the: introduced infectious diseases and population decline among northwest coast indians, 1774-1874
Auteur :
Boyd, Robert T.
Éditeur :
University of Washington Press
ISBN :
9780295978376
Date de publication :
1 nov. 1999
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
762 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Examines the introduction of infectious diseases among the Indians of the Northwest Coast culture area (present-day Oregon and Washington west of the Cascade Mountains, British Columbia west of the Coast Range, and southeast Alaska) in the first century of contact and the effects of these diseases on Native American population size and structure.