Richard H. Steckel;, Jerome C. Rose . The Backbone of History: Health and Nutrition in the Western Hemisphere. xx+633 pp., frontis., illus., figs., tables, index. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. $75

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Richard H. Steckel;, Jerome C. Rose . The Backbone of History: Health and Nutrition in the Western Hemisphere. xx+633 pp., frontis., illus., figs., tables, index. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. $75 [Book Review]

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