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Acres of Skin: Human Experiments at Holmesburg Prison Hardcover - 1998
by Hornblum, Allen M
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- Hardcover
Uncovering yet another dark episode in American medical history, this disturbing account tells the story of Philadelphia's Holmesburg Prison where, for more than 20 years, inmates were used, in exchange for a few dollars, as guinea pigs in a host of medical experiments. of photos.
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- Title Acres of Skin: Human Experiments at Holmesburg Prison
- Author Hornblum, Allen M
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1
- Condition Used: Good
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Routledge, New York
- Date 1998-04-14
- Bookseller's Inventory # SONG0415919908
- ISBN 9780415919906 / 0415919908
- Weight 1.58 lbs (0.72 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6.4 x 1.17 in (22.86 x 16.26 x 2.97 cm)
- Reading level 1520
- Library of Congress subjects Human experimentation in medicine -, Holmesburg Prison
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97041755
- Dewey Decimal Code 174.28
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In this expose, Allen M. Hornblum tells the story of Philadelphia's Holmesburg Prison. From the early 1950s through the mid-1970s, Holmesburg's inmates were used, in exchange for a few dollars, as guinea pigs in a host of medical experiments. Based on in-depth interviews with dozens of prisoners as well as the doctors and prison officials who, respectively, performed and permitted these experimental tests, Hornblum paints a disturbing portrait of abuse, moral indifference, and greed. Central to this account are the millions of dollars many of America's leading drug and consumer goods companies made available for the eager doctors seeking fame and fortune through their medical experiments. Many of these doctors established their illustrious careers on the backs of the inmates who served as the ideal test subjects - isolated, cheap, and locked behind bars.
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- Booklist, 05/01/1998, Page 1479
- Library Journal, 05/15/1998, Page 105
- New York Times, 08/16/1998, Page 16
- Publishers Weekly, 03/30/1998, Page 57