| Description |
xv, 221 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. |
| Series |
ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Reproduction |
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. |
| Subject |
National Hansen's Disease Programs (U.S.) -- History.
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Leprosy -- Louisiana -- Carville -- History.
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| Added Author |
American Council of Learned Societies.
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| In: |
ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: https://www.humanitiesebook.org/ |
| Other Form: |
Original 157806693X (DLC) 2004008952 |
| Standard No. |
2027/heb09312 hdl |
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