Digging up the dead
Subtitle: the life and times of Astley Cooper, an extraordinary surgeon
By: Druin Burch.
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780701179854
Subjects: Cooper, Astley, -- Sir, -- 1768-1841.; Surgeons -- Great Britain -- Biography.; Body snatching -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.; Human dissection -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.; Human dissection -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.; Body snatching -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.