Description:
In this riveting and revelatory history, Andy McPhee delves into the post-revolutionary period of America to trace the foundational changes spurred by the Doctor's Riot of 1788.
Review Quotes:
"[A] weirdly delightful history of the practices and necessity of body snatching for medical training . . . [author] McPhee lends a jaunty energy to the 'tawdry trade of body snatching' with a host of odd anecdotes, a murderer's row of characters and lively prose. The Doctors' Riot of 1788 is a rich, detailed history that is also ghoulishly fun to read."