Jones, David S. <br/><br/>
Rationalizing Epidemics :  Meanings and Uses of American Indian Mortality Since 1600. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (309 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Expecting Providence -- 2. Meanings of Depopulation -- 3. Frontiers of Smallpox -- 4. Using Smallpox -- 5. Race to Extinction -- 6. Impossible Responsibilities -- 7. Pursuit of Efficacy -- 8. Experiments at Many Farms -- Epilogue and Conclusions -- Notes -- Index. 
<br/><br/> Ever since their arrival in North America, European colonists and their descendants have struggled to explain the epidemics that decimated native populations. Jones examines crucial episodes in this history, from Puritan responses to Indian depopulation to programs to test new antibiotics and implement modern medicine on the Navajo reservation. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780674039230 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RA408 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>614.4/2/08997