Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution Paperback – 21 May 2012

Holly Tucker . W W Norton & Co Inc . English

In December 1667, maverickphysician Jean Denis transfused calf’s blood into one of Paris’s most notoriousmadmen. Days later, the madman was dead and Denis was framed for murder. Ariveting exposé of the fierce debates, deadly politics, and cutthroat rivalriesbehind the first transfusion experiments, Blood Work takes us from dissection rooms in palaces to thestreets of Paris, providing an unforgettable portrait of an era that wrestledwith the same questions about morality and experimentation that haunt medicalscience today.

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About the Author

Holly Tucker lives between the United States and France. She teaches French history and culture at Vanderbilt University (Nashville). "Blood Work" was a Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist and was named among the best books of the year by the Times Literary Supplement and the Seattle Times. She is Editor-in-Chief of the history website, Wonders & Marvels. (photo @Kimberly Wylie)

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