Augustus Le Plongeon

Shortly after their first arrival in Mérida, Yucatán, ADLP caught yellow fever. Since Augustus had apprenticed as a doctor, he patiently fulfilled the duties of nurse and physician with the most assiduous care, not...

After leaving Belize for Yucatán in the late 1870s, Alice and Augustus Le Plongeon began to struggle with financial difficulties. They returned to New York City several times to seek funding, and managed to find...

As scholars became increasingly critical of Augustus , he remained in the background writing while Alice continued to make public appearances. When she had first begun to publish, she had taken a decision to...

Her remains were cremated, and Maude Blackwell spread them at sea so that they would be with those of her husband Augustus . Most of her assets were divided among her siblings, including clothing left...