From “First Encounters: Early European Accounts of Native Am…

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Frоm "First Encоunters: Eаrly Eurоpeаn Accounts of Nаtive Americans" "This painfully vivid description captures the essence of innumerable scenes that unfolded in indigenous communities across two continents over some four hundred years, until innoculation against ______________________ became widely available in the twentieth century."

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