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Suffering in the land of sunshine : a Los Angeles illness narrative
Author
Title
Suffering in the land of sunshine : a Los Angeles illness narrative / Emily K. Abel.
ISBN
0813539005 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780813539003 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0813539013 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780813539010 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Published
New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2006.
Physical Description
xviii, 176 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 16, 2007
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Encountering illness
"A real man again"
Boosting Los Angeles
Reforming Los Angeles
"The old trouble"
The "gash" in "our happiness".
Subjects
Subjects (Medical)
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - Los Angeles - Personal Narratives.
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - history - Los Angeles.
History, 19th Century - Los Angeles.
History, 20th Century - Los Angeles.
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