The Doctors' Riot of 1788 body snatching, bloodletting, and anatomy in America

"Throughout the seventeenth century, medical lecturers demonstrated human anatomy by dissecting a cadaver while surrounded by students. After the Revolutionary War, though, instructors realized they needed many more cadavers to serve a growing number of medical students. Enter the 'resurrectionists'...

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Main Author: McPhee, Andy (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Essex, CT : Prometheus Books, [2026]
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