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The Organ Thieves: The Shocking Story of the First Heart Transplant in the Segregated South
By Jones, Chip
- ISBN
- 9781982107529
- Publisher
- Gallery: S. & S.
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Reviewed on July 1, 2020 | Social Sciences
Bruce Tucker was spending time with friends after work in Richmond, VA, in May 1968 when he fell off of a wall and suffered a serious head injury. Hours later, his heart was removed and used in one of the country's earliest heart transplants. Even though his brother worked nearby, the hospital claimed it was unable to locate the patient's family to ask for permission prior to the transplant. Organ Thieves traces the story of...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
