A Challenge to the Cause: Smallpox Inoculation in the Era of American Independence, 1764-1781

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dc.contributor.advisorScully, Randolph
dc.contributor.authorWeir, Jeffrey Michael
dc.creatorWeir, Jeffrey Michael
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-18T01:53:11Z
dc.date.available2014-09-18T01:53:11Z
dc.date.issued2014-05
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation examines how smallpox inoculation helped shape the character of the American Revolution from the first rumblings of colonial discontent in 1764 until the British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781. First used in the colonies in 1721, inoculation was a life-saving but controversial procedure. Although many historians have explored the effects of smallpox on the Revolutionary cause, few have explained the threats engendered by the use of inoculation itself on the patriot movement.
dc.format.extent407 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/8840
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright 2014 Jeffrey Michael Weir
dc.subjectAmerican history
dc.subjectHistory
dc.subjectPublic health
dc.subjectAmerican Revolution
dc.subjectContinental Army
dc.subjectDisease
dc.subjectInoculation
dc.subjectSmallpox
dc.subjectSmallpox Inoculation
dc.titleA Challenge to the Cause: Smallpox Inoculation in the Era of American Independence, 1764-1781
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineHistory
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral

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