Knife Man Blood, Body Snatching, and the Birth of Modern Surgery

Name: Knife Man Blood, Body Snatching, and the Birth of Modern Surgery
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ISBN: 9780767916530

ISBN-10: 0767916530

ISBN-13: 9780767916530

Edition: N/A

Authors: Wendy Moore

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In an era when bloodletting was considered a cure for everything from colds to smallpox, surgeon John Hunter was a medical innovator, an eccentric, and the person to whom anyone who has ever had surgery probably owes his or her life. In this sensational and macabre story, we meet the surgeon who counted not only luminaries Benjamin Franklin, Lord Byron, Adam Smith, and Thomas Gainsborough among his patients but also "resurrection men" among his close acquaintances. A captivating portrait of his ruthless devotion to uncovering the secrets of the human body, and the extraordinary lengths to which he went to do so--including body snatching, performing pioneering medical experiments, and…

Book details

List price: $16.00
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 9/12/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.47" wide x 8.24" long x 0.76" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English




The Coach Driver's Knee



The Dead Man's Arm



The Stout Man's Muscles



The Pregnant Woman's Womb



The Professor's Testicle



The Lizard's Tails



The Chimney Sweep's Teeth



The Debutante's Spots



The Surgeon's Penis



The Kangaroo's Skull



The Electric Eel's Peculiar Organs



The Chaplain's Neck



The Giant's Bones



The Poet's Foot



The Monkey's Skull



The Anatomist's Heart


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