Prince of Quacks: The Notorious Life of Dr. Francis Tumblety, Charlatan and Jack the Ripper Suspect

by Timothy B. Riordan

Overview

This is a biography of the controversial and flamboyant nineteenth century doctor Francis Tumblety. The doctor's exploits include arrests for complicity in the Lincoln assassination, selling abortion drugs, killing patients, 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786444335
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	10/08/2009
Pages:	250
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Timothy B. Riordan is an historical archaeologist and historian who, for 30 years, was the Chief Archaeologist at St. Mary’s City, an outdoor museum of archaeology and history in Maryland. He has written numerous professional articles and monographs. His other books include a history of Maryland in the English Civil War, 1642-1650 and a biography of Francis Tumblety, 19th-century quack doctor and one time Jack the Ripper suspect.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     
Introduction     

1. Early Life (1830–1856)     
2. Practicing in Toronto (1856–1857)     
3. Montreal Troubles (1857–1858)     
4. Back in Toronto (1858–1859)     
5. Manslaughter in St. John (1859–1860)     
6. Travels in the East (1860–1861)     
7. Civil War Washington (1861–1863)     
8. A Year in Brooklyn (1863–1864)     
9. Arrest in St. Louis (1865)     
10. Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Back to Brooklyn (1866–1869)     
11. Europe and the West (1869–1873)     
12. English Interlude (1873–1880)     
13. New York City Years (1880–1888)     
14. Whitechapel Murders (1888)     
15. The Aftermath in New York (1888–1890)     
16. Retirement (1891–1903)     
17. Final Act (1903–1910)     

Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index     

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