Timothy B. Riordan
Author of The Plundering Time: Maryland and the English Civil War, 1645-1646
About the Author
Timothy B. Riordan received his PhD in anthropology from Washington State University in 1984. He has worked extensively in the West, Midwest, and South, pursuing an interest in the historical archaeology of the colonial period. Dr. Riordan came to Historic St. Mary's City in 1985 and, as chief show more archaeologist, directs excavations for the museum. In 1992 he was co-director of Project Lead Coffins, recovering the burial caskets of the Calvert family at St. Mary's City. Currently he is directing the archaeological investigation of William Nuthead's print shop -- the first print shop in Maryland show less
Works by Timothy B. Riordan
Prince of Quacks: The Notorious Life of Dr. Francis Tumblety, Charlatan and Jack the Ripper Suspect (2009) 12 copies, 1 review
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Prince of Quacks: The Notorious Life of Dr. Francis Tumblety, Charlatan and Jack the Ripper Suspect by Timothy B. Riordan
"Dr." Tumblety would probably never have become that famous (or infamous) except that he was mentioned as one of the many possible suspects when Scotland Yard was looking for Jack the Ripper. There is actually no evidence to suggest he was, it was more that he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and he was a suspect character for other reasons.
In addition to being a quack doctor, or as he called himself most often, an Indian herb doctor, he was also gay in an age where that was totally show more unacceptable and even criminal. He also had a very big ego and was good at self-promotion. He spent his life trying to develop and maintain the respectability if a gentlemen so that he could be successful in his "medical" career. Judging by his lifestyle and his riches left after his death, he was successful indeed. show less
In addition to being a quack doctor, or as he called himself most often, an Indian herb doctor, he was also gay in an age where that was totally show more unacceptable and even criminal. He also had a very big ego and was good at self-promotion. He spent his life trying to develop and maintain the respectability if a gentlemen so that he could be successful in his "medical" career. Judging by his lifestyle and his riches left after his death, he was successful indeed. show less
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