Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Illustrations; Introduction; Chapter One: Early Spring 1837; Chapter Two: Variola major; Chapter Three: Late Spring 1837; Chapter Four: Smallpox in the New World; Chapter Five: Early Summer 1837; Chapter Six: The Village Tribes of the Upper Missouri; Chapter Seven: Mid Summer 1837; Chapter Eight: Smallpox and the Fur Trade after theRevolution; Chapter Nine: Late Summer 1837; Chapter Ten: Prevention; Chapter Eleven: Autumn 1837; Chapter Twelve: Technology and Change; Chapter Thirteen: 1838; Chapter Fourteen: Aftermath; Chapter Fifteen: Blame.
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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.
Rotting Face : Smallpox and the American Indian.
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Fur trade-- Missouri River Valley-- History-- 19th century.
Indians of North America-- Diseases-- History.
Indians of North America-- Missouri River Valley-- History-- 19th century.