remembering leprosy in America Gaudet, Marcia G. creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. msu Jackson University Press of Mississippi c2004 2004 monographic eng

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xv, 221 p. : ill. 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. Marcia Gaudet. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. n-us-la National Hansen's Disease Programs (U.S.) History Leprosy Louisiana Carville History RA644.L3 G38 2004eb 362.196/998/00976344 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10432100 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10432100 CaPaEBR 040416 ebr10432100