Earned her phd at yale university. Then specializes in the early American West focusing on epidemic disease, native american and environment all history. Her 2001 a book, talks americana, the great smallpox academic 177582 unearthed a devastating effect of a smallpox academic that course across the north American Continent during the years of the american revolution. She is now at work on unaccented biography of sacajawea using her life story to illuminate the wider history of the Northern Plains and rockies. Elizabeth fenn is also the author with peter h wood of natives and newcomers, the way we live in North Carolina before 1770, a Popular History of early North Carolina, which appeared in 1983. With no further ado i would like to welcome elizabeth fenn. [applause]. Thank you all for coming today. Is a real privilege to share this most american of stories with you. Some of you may feel a bit disconcerted as you look at the title of my book because you are not quite sure who the manda