Carville : remembering leprosy in America /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gaudet, Marcia G.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2004]
Subjects:	National Hansen's Disease Programs (U.S.) > History. Leprosy > Louisiana > Carville > History. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of 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.