Document Type
Review
Date of this Version
1-2011
Publication Source
American Indian Quarterly
Volume
35
Issue
1
Start Page
135
Last Page
136
DOI
10.5250/0095182x.35.1.135
Abstract
Pathogenic diseases, whether accidentally or intentionally introduced, have long been associated with colonial arrivals in Indigenous territories. Barbara Mann identifies disease agents as tools of imperial expansion during an era when Indian removals were part of America’s official public policy. Through painstaking analysis and source criticism, she illuminates key moments between 1760 and 1850 when virulent disease was deliberately spread among Native American populations.
Copyright/Permission Statement
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Recommended Citation
Bruchac, M. (2011). Review of Barbara Mann, The Tainted Gift: The Disease Method of Frontier Expansion. American Indian Quarterly, 35 (1), 135-136. https://doi.org/10.5250/0095182x.35.1.135
Date Posted: 23 December 2016
This document has been peer reviewed.