Dr. Mütter's marvels : a true tale of intrigue and innovation at the dawn of modern medicine
by Aptowicz, Cristin O'Keefe (Author)
Summary
A mesmerizing biography of the brilliant and eccentric medical innovator who revolutionized American surgery and founded the country's most famous museum of medical oddities. Imagine undergoing an operation without anesthesia performed by a surgeon who refuses to sterilize his tools-or even wash his... Full description
- Monsters
- The City of Brotherly Love
- To render evil more endurable
- The medical Athens of America
- A falcon flight
- Ce que femme veut, Dieu le veut aussi!
- The Great Thaw
- The new Jefferson Medical College
- The right arm of the College
- Dwell not then upon what has been done
- The root of the trouble
- The world to come
- The women who were swallowed by fire
- To unmake monsters
- To remedy evils
- Gentlemen, this is no humbug
- Advent
- All the fair daughters of Eve
- If I may but touch His garment, I shall be whole
- These deeds of blood
- That bourne from which no traveler returns
- The rich fruits of life's labors
- The voices of the illustrious dead
- Look to God for pardon
- While there is life, there is hope
- Leave nothing undone
- The world is no place of rest.