Carville : remembering leprosy in America / Marcia Gaudet.
| Author/creator | Gaudet, Marcia G. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2004. |
| Description | xv, 221 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-212) and index. |
| LCCN | 2004008952 |
| ISBN | 157806693X (cloth : alk. paper) |