Out of the Shadow of Leprosy: The Carville Letters and Stories of the Landry Family

A first-hand account of the trauma and impact on one family facing leprosy In 1924 when thirty-two-year-old...
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Author: Claire Manes
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Language: English
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Out of the Shadow of Leprosy: The Carville Letters and Stories of the Landry Family by Manes, Claire

Out of the Shadow of Leprosy: The Carville Letters and Stories of the Landry Family

$84.55

Out of the Shadow of Leprosy: The Carville Letters and Stories of the Landry Family

$84.55
Author: Claire Manes
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
A first-hand account of the trauma and impact on one family facing leprosy In 1924 when thirty-two-year-old Edmond Landry kissed his family good-bye and left for the leprosarium in Carville, Louisiana, leprosy, now referred to as Hansen's Disease, stigmatized and disfigured but did not kill. Those with leprosy were incarcerated in the federal hospital and isolated from family and community. Phones were unavailable, transportation was precarious, and fear was rampant. Edmond entered the hospital (as did his four other siblings), but he did not surrender to his fate. He fought with his pen and his limited energy to stay connected to his family and to improve living conditions for himself and other patients. Claire Manes, Edmond's granddaughter, lived much of her life gripped by the silence surrounding her grandfather. When his letters were discovered, she became inspired to tell his story through her scholarship and his writing. Out of the Shadow of Leprosy: The Carville Letters and Stories of the Landry Family presents her grandfather's letters and her own studies of narrative and Carville during much of the twentieth century. The book becomes a testament to Edmond's determination to maintain autonomy and dignity. Letters and stories of the other four siblings further enhance the picture of life in Carville from 1919 to 1977.

Author: Claire Manes
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Published: 04/01/2013
Pages: 228
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781617037764

About the Author
Claire Manes is retired from Remington College, where she taught English and speech for fourteen years. Her work has appeared in Louisiana History, Journal of American Folklore, and Louisiana Folklore Miscellany.

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