| Description |
xv, 221 p. : ill. |
| 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 reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
National Hansen's Disease Programs (U.S.) -- History.
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Leprosy -- Louisiana -- Carville -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
157806693X (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9781578066933 |
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9781604736038 (electronic bk.) |
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