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Acres of skin
human experiments at Holmesburg Prison
By Hornblum, Allen M.
- ISBN
- 978-0-41591-990-6
- Publisher
- New York : Routledge, 1998.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on May 15, 1998
Relying on prisoners' firsthand reports, Hornblum (urban studies, Temple Univ.) has written a thorough account of the questionable medical experimentation carried out in Philadelphia's Holmesburg Prison from the mid-1940s to 1974. Research on everything from cosmetics to chemical warfare agents was conducted there, often with minimal or no record keeping. Such research raises serious et...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
