Robert Boyd is an adjunct associate professor of anthropology at Portland State University and the author of The Coming of the Spirit of Pestilence: Introduced Infectious Diseases and Population Decline among Northwest Coast Indians, 1774–1874.

"A commendable, thought-provoking, and extremely well-written book."—Canadian Journal of Native Studies "Boyd provides a sensitive portrayal of the Methodist missionaries, whose letters and diaries he has mined."—Michael Harkin, The Journal of American History "Readers will get a living, breathing sense of the religion, economy, and other aspects of the early 19th century culture."—Annie Charnley Eveland, Walla Walla Union Bulletin

Robert Boyd is an adjunct associate professor of anthropology at Portland State University and the author of The Coming of the Spirit of Pestilence: Introduced Infectious Diseases and Population Decline among Northwest Coast Indians, 1774–1874.

"A commendable, thought-provoking, and extremely well-written book."—Canadian Journal of Native Studies "Boyd provides a sensitive portrayal of the Methodist missionaries, whose letters and diaries he has mined."—Michael Harkin, The Journal of American History "Readers will get a living, breathing sense of the religion, economy, and other aspects of the early 19th century culture."—Annie Charnley Eveland, Walla Walla Union Bulletin

Robert Boyd is an adjunct associate professor of anthropology at Portland State University and the author of The Coming of the Spirit of Pestilence: Introduced Infectious Diseases and Population Decline among Northwest Coast Indians, 1774–1874.

"A commendable, thought-provoking, and extremely well-written book."—Canadian Journal of Native Studies "Boyd provides a sensitive portrayal of the Methodist missionaries, whose letters and diaries he has mined."—Michael Harkin, The Journal of American History "Readers will get a living, breathing sense of the religion, economy, and other aspects of the early 19th century culture."—Annie Charnley Eveland, Walla Walla Union Bulletin