Smallpox in the New World

by Stephanie True Peters

Describes the history of smallpox in the Americas, covering the arrival of the Spanish as carriers, its spread throughout the New World, the development of the smallpox vaccine, the elimination of the disease, and its potential use as a terrorist weapon.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761416374
• ISBN13: 9780761416371
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 11 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 8