Acres of Skin: Human Experiments at Holmesburg Prison

Name: Acres of Skin: Human Experiments at Holmesburg Prison
Rating: 4.800000190734863 (5 reviews)

Allen M. Hornblum

May 2013 · Routledge

4.8

5 reviews

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320

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About this ebook

At a time of increased interest and renewed shock over the Tuskegee syphilis experiments, Acres of Skin sheds light on yet another dark episode of American medical history. In this disturbing expose, Allen M. Hornblum tells the story of Philadelphia's Holmesburg Prison.

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4.8

5 reviews

D Johnson

January 28, 2015

Knowledge

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Byron Cole

August 17, 2014

Acres of skin

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About the author

Allen M. Hornblum teaches Urban Studies at Temple University. He has served on the Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Prison System and as the Chief of Staff of Philadelphia's Sheriff's Office.

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