Summary of Pam Fessler's Carville's Cure

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 In 1893, Clara Mertz arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana, as a freight train car locked in a wooden shack. She had leprosy, and her parents could no longer care for her. She came to the city with one dress, a few undergarments, and a very uncertain fate. #2 The city of New Orleans was a breeding ground for disease, and its newspapers fueled the unease. The main newspaper, the Daily Picayune, warned readers that