Poison Arrows: North American Indian Hunting and Warfare

by David E. Jones and David E Jones

Book Overview

Biological warfare is a menacing twenty-first-century issue, but its origins extend to antiquity. While the recorded use of toxins in warfare in some ancient populations is rarely disputed (the use of arsenical smoke in China, which dates to at least 1000 BC, for example) the use of "poison arrows" and other deadly substances by Native American groups has been fraught with contradiction. At last revealing clear documentation to support these theories,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029272229X
• ISBN13: 9780292722293
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"