عنوان

"A very remarkable sickness" :

(Number (ISBN

0887556590

(Number (ISBN

9780887556593

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b417756

Title Proper

"A very remarkable sickness" :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

epidemics in the Petit Nord, 1670-1846 /

First Statement of Responsibility

Paul Hackett

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xvii, 315 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations, maps ;

Dimensions

23 cm

Series Title

Manitoba studies in native history ;

Volume Designation

14

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-304 and index

Text of Note

List of Diagrams, Tables, Maps, and Illustrations -- 1. Old World Disease Transmission Patterns -- 2. The Early Historical Period in the Petit Nord: 1670-1837 -- 3. The Smallpox Epidemic of 1737-1738 -- 4. Epidemic Disease in the Petit Nord: 1739-1780 -- 5. The Smallpox Epidemic of 1779-1783 -- 6. Epidemic Disease in the Petit Nord: 1784-1818 -- 7. The Measles and Whooping Cough Epidemics of 1819-1820 -- 8. Epidemic Disease in the Petit Nord, 1821-1845 -- 9. The Epidemics of 1846

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Text of Note

"The area between the Great Lakes and Lake Winnipeg, bounded on the north by the Hudson Bay lowlands, is sometimes known as the "Petit Nord." Providing a link between the cities of eastern Canada and the western interior, it was a critical communication and transportation hub for the North American fur trade for over 200 years. It also became the dispersal point for waves of devastating disease. An extensive trading network, both among Aboriginal groups and fur trade society, carved a path for the diffusion of diseases such as smallpox, influenza, and measles. Over two centuries, these diseases were responsible for a monumental loss of life and forever transformed North American Aboriginal communities." "Historical geographer Paul Hackett meticulously traces the diffusion of these diseases from Europe through central Canada to the West. Hackett's analysis of evidence in fur trade journals and oral history, combined with this study of the diffusion behaviour, yields a comprehensive picture of where, when, and how the staggering impact of these epidemics was felt."--Jacket

Epidemics-- Manitoba-- History

Epidemics-- Ontario-- History

Indians of North America-- Diseases-- Manitoba-- History

Indians of North America-- Diseases-- Ontario-- History

Disease Outbreaks-- Manitoba-- history

Disease Outbreaks-- Ontario-- history

Disease Transmission, Infectious-- Manitoba-- history

Disease Transmission, Infectious-- Ontario-- history

History, Modern 1601-Manitoba

History, Modern 1601-Ontario

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Book number

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Book Number

Hackett, F. J. Paul, (Frederick John Paul),1961-

Date of Transaction

20160712072304.0

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[Book]

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