Introduction -- Early spring 1837 -- Variola major -- Late spring 1837 -- Smallpox in the New World -- Early summer 1837 -- The village tribes of the Upper Missouri -- Mid summer 1837 -- Smallpox and the fur trade after the Revolution -- Late summer 1837 -- Prevention -- Autumn 1837 -- Technology and change -- 1838 -- Aftermath -- Blame
Summary
"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."-- Provided by publisher
