American body snatchers : merchandising the dead in 19th century New England and Washington, D.C. / Richard S. Ross III.

"At the beginning of the 19th century, New England physicians teaching anatomy in their medical schools expected students to have hands-on experience with cadavers. The only bodies that could be dissected legally were convicted murderers, and this led to a lack of sufficient bodies for study. D...

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Main Author: Ross, Richard S., III, 1948- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2024]
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Table of Contents:
  • Merchandising the dead
  • Dr. Thomas Sewall of Chebacco
  • "Witnessing angels sorrowfully turned their faces aside"
  • "A prodigious bustle" at Dartmouth
  • The Yale medical school riot
  • The Connecticut anatomy laws of 1824 and 1833
  • Under the dark Vermont moon
  • Grave robbing comes to Washington, D.C.
  • The diary of a body snatcher in the District of Columbia
  • The heyday of body snatching in the nation's capital
  • Observations on the victimization of Blacks, the poor, and immigrants.