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Prince of quacks : the notorious life of Dr. Francis Tumblety, charlatan and Jack the Ripper suspect

Title
Prince of quacks : the notorious life of Dr. Francis Tumblety, charlatan and Jack the Ripper suspect / Timothy B. Riordan.
Author
Riordan, Timothy B.
Publication
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Publishers, c2009.

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Description
ix, 240 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Summary
"This biography of nineteenth century doctor Francis Tumblety. The doctor's exploits include arrests for complicity in the Lincoln assassination, for selling abortion drugs, for killing patients, and for indecent assault, and scrutiny as a possible suspect in the "Jack the Ripper" murders. Tumblety's sheen of respectability appeared crafted to cover his homosexuality and his provocative fields of practice"--Provided by publisher.
Subject
  • Tumblety, Francis, 1830-1903
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 > Assassination
  • Jack, the Ripper
  • Quacks and quackery > United States > Biography
  • Irish Americans > Biography
  • Criminals > United States > Biography
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Early life (1830-1856) -- Practicing in Toronto (1856-1857) -- Montreal troubles (1857-1858) -- Back in Toronto (1858-1859) -- Manslaughter in St. John (1859-1860) -- Travels in the East (1860-1861) -- Civil War Washington (1861-1863) -- A year in Brooklyn (1863-1864) -- Arrest in St. Louis (1865) -- Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and back to Brooklyn (1866-1869) -- Europe and the West (1869-1873) -- English interlude (1873-1880) -- New York City years (1880-1888) -- Whitechapel murders (1888) -- The aftermath in New York (1888-1890) -- Retirement (1891-1903) -- Final act (1903-1910).
Call Number
JFE 09-5273
ISBN
  • 9780786444335 (softcover : alk. paper)
  • 0786444339 (softcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
2009028704
OCLC
YBP 2009028704
Author
Riordan, Timothy B.
Title
Prince of quacks : the notorious life of Dr. Francis Tumblety, charlatan and Jack the Ripper suspect / Timothy B. Riordan.
Imprint
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Publishers, c2009.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 09-5273
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