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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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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 09-5273 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- 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
- 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