Prince of quacks
Subtitle: the notorious life of Dr. Francis Tumblety, charlatan and Jack the Ripper suspect
By: Timothy B. Riordan.
Publisher: McFarland & Co., Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786444335
Subjects: 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
Genres: Biography
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Early life (1830-1856); title: Practicing in Toronto (1856-1857); title: Montreal troubles (1857-1858); title: Back in Toronto (1858-1859); title: Manslaughter in St. John (1859-1860); title: Travels in the East (1860-1861); title: Civil War Washington (1861-1863); title: A year in Brooklyn (1863-1864); title: Arrest in St. Louis (1865); title: Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and back to Brooklyn (1866-1869); title: Europe and the West (1869-1873); title: English interlude (1873-1880); title: New York City years (1880-1888); title: Whitechapel murders (1888); title: The aftermath in New York (1888-1890); title: Retirement (1891-1903); title: Final act (1903-1910).