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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, ©2009.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | CT275.T936 R56 2009 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- ix, 240 pages : illustrations, portraits
- 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
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- Jack, the Ripper
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- Tumblety, Francis, 1830-1903
- Quacks and quackery > United States > Biography
- Irish Americans > Biography
- Criminals > United States > Biography
- Quacks and quackery
- Immigrants
- Quackery
- Criminals
- Criminals > history
- Emigrants and Immigrants
- Emigrants and Immigrants > history
- History, 19th Century
- Quackery > history
- immigrants
- emigrants
- Immigrants
- Assassination
- Irish Americans
- Quacks and quackery
- Ireland
- Ireland
- United States
- Genre/Form
- Biography
- collective biographies.
- Biographies
- Biographies.
- 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).
- ISBN
- 9780786444335
- 0786444339
- LCCN
- 2009028704
- OCLC
- ocn386707580
- 386707580
- SCSB-1537896
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library