Carville : remembering leprosy in America / Marcia Gaudet.
- Gaudet, Marcia G
- Date:
- [2004], ©2004
- Books
- Online
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About this work
Publication/Creation
Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2004], ©2004.
Physical description
xv, 221 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Series
Contents
Carville, leprosy, and real people: an introduction to a culture apart -- "An exile in my own country": the unspeakable trauma of entering Carville -- "Through the hole in the fence": personal narratives of absconding from Carville -- Telling it slant: personal narratives, tall tales, and the reality of leprosy -- The world downside up: Mardi Gras at Carville -- "Under the pecans": history and memory in the graveyard at Carville -- Remembering leprosy: postmemory and the Carville legacy.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction note
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2013. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet.