EPISODE · Mar 2, 2023 · 40 MIN
Sourcing Dead Bodies For Medical Dissection Before It Was Legal
from Galveston Unscripted | Free. Texas History. For All. · host Galveston Unscripted | J.R. Shaw
📍Visit our interactive map!Enjoy this content? Buy me a book! 📚📱Social and other ways to explore Texas HistoryDr. Paul Boor joins me on Galveston Unscripted to discuss his historical fiction, The Ice Merchant. I wanted to have Dr. Boor on to discuss how bodies were sourced for medical dissection in the late 1800s, when medical dissection was not technically "legal". From the mid 1800s, medical schools in Galveston acquired bodies for research, although the methods of acquisition weren't always legal. We'll explore this history with Dr. Paul Boor, a scientist, doctor, and author of two historical fictions, The Ice Merchant and Blood Notes. Join us for an interesting discussion about medical research, science, and history in Galveston.Walkthrough of the medical dissection facility in Galveston "Old Red" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBJ42nW1Bs0&t=92s Dr. Boor Bio Support the showGalveston Unscripted Digital Market
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📍Visit our interactive map! Enjoy this content? Buy me a book! 📚 📱Social and other ways to explore Texas History Dr. Paul Boor joins me on Galveston Unscripted to discuss his historical fiction, The Ice Merchant. I wanted to have Dr. Boor on to discuss how bodies were sourced for medical dissection in the late 1800s, when medical dissection was not technically "legal". From the mid 1800s, medical schools in Galveston acquired bodies for research, although the methods of acquisit...
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