Pestilence and Persistence: Yosemite Indian Demography and Culture in Colonial California

by Kathleen L. Hull

This innovative examination of the Yosemite Indian experience in California poses broad challenges to our understanding of the complex, destructive encounters that took place between colonists and native peoples across North America. Looking closely at archaeological data, native oral tradition, and historical accounts, Kathleen Hull focuses in particular on the timing, magnitude, and consequences of the introduction of lethal infectious diseases...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520258479
• ISBN13: 9780520258471
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"