A Pest in the Land: New World Epidemics in a Global Perspective (review)
six years in limbo, the "intrepid four" still remained steadfast in their desire to reach Panuco. Both Krieger and Hallenbeck did their research on the ground, and were critical of certain of their predecessors, as armchair scholars who relied only on maps. But it is Hallenbeck who is the focus of Krieger's strongest invective and personal criticism. The two men were near contemporaries; it is regrettable that a fiftyyear lag in publication of Krieger's manuscript deprived Hallenbeck of the opportunity for a rejoinder.