Reviewer criticism, not praise for an achieved Indigenous-centered history or independent proof about the historical events.
This is the reviewer's evaluation of the monograph's framing.
Mancall criticizes the book's insufficient explanation of the functions of drinking in Native communities and the meaning of dependence, and questions its unsupported account of intentional smallpox transmission.
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September27 entire3-sheet review reread; evidence narrowed/corrected against printed352–353.
Verification: Checked against PDF page 2; paraphrase preserves the source's scope and qualifications.
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Captured evidence
Mancall criticizes the book's insufficient explanation of the functions of drinking in Native communities and the meaning of dependence, and questions its unsupported account of intentional smallpox transmission.
Context
This is the reviewer's evaluation of the monograph's framing.
Research annotation
Reviewer criticism, not praise for an achieved Indigenous-centered history or independent proof about the historical events.
Connected records
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- Literature note:
Literature Note — Methodological Critique of the Northwestern Plains Whiskey Trade
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