Dr. M�utter's marvels : (Record no. 135158)

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LC control number 2014014747
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System control number (Sirsi) i9781592408702
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Record control number 101630484
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International Standard Book Number 9781592408702 (hardcover)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 1592408702 (hardcover)
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System control number (OCoLC)871509046
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Authentication code pcc
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Geographic area code n-us-pa
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number RD 27.35 .D74
Item number A67 2014
049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC)
Holding library VF$A
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Aptowicz, Cristin O'Keefe
Relator term author.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Dr. M�utter's marvels :
Remainder of title a true tale of intrigue and innovation at the dawn of modern medicine /
Statement of responsibility, etc. by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz.
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture New York, New York :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Gotham Books,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice [2014]
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 371 pages :
Other physical details illustrations ;
Dimensions 24 cm
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Content type term text
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Media type term unmediated
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Carrier type term volume
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504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. A mesmerizing biography of the brilliant and eccentric medical innovator who revolutionized American surgery and founded the country's most famous museum of medical oddities. Imagine undergoing an operation without anesthesia performed by a surgeon who refuses to sterilize his tools-or even wash his hands. This was the world of medicine when Thomas Dent M�utter began his trailblazing career as a plastic surgeon in Philadelphia during the middle of the nineteenth century. Although he died at just forty-eight, M�utter was an audacious medical innovator who pioneered the use of ether as anesthesia, the sterilization of surgical tools, and a compassion-based vision for helping the severely deformed, which clashed spectacularly with the sentiments of his time. Brilliant, outspoken, and brazenly handsome, M�utter was flamboyant in every aspect of his life. He wore pink silk suits to perform surgery, added an umlaut to his last name just because he could, and amassed an immense collection of medical oddities that would later form the basis of Philadelphia's M�utter Museum. Award-winning writer Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz vividly chronicles how M�utter's efforts helped establish Philadelphia as a global mecca for medical innovation-despite intense resistance from his numerous rivals. (Foremost among them : Charles D. Meigs, an influential obstetrician who loathed M�utter's "overly" modern medical opinions.) In the narrative spirit of The Devil in the White City, Dr. M�utter's Marvels interweaves an eye-opening portrait of nineteenth-century medicine with the riveting biography of a man once described as the "P.T. Barnum of the surgery room."--Provided by publisher.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Monsters -- The City of Brotherly Love -- To render evil more endurable -- The medical Athens of America -- A falcon flight -- Ce que femme veut, Dieu le veut aussi! -- The Great Thaw -- The new Jefferson Medical College-- The right arm of the College -- Dwell not then upon what has been done -- The root of the trouble -- The world to come -- The women who were swallowed by fire -- To unmake monsters -- To remedy evils -- Gentlemen, this is no humbug -- Advent -- All the fair daughters of Eve -- If I may but touch His garment, I shall be whole -- These deeds of blood -- That bourne from which no traveler returns -- The rich fruits of life's labors -- The voices of the illustrious dead -- Look to God for pardon -- While there is life, there is hope -- Leave nothing undone -- The world is no place of rest.
600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name M�utter, Thomas D.
Fuller form of name (Thomas Dent),
Dates associated with a name 1811-1859.
610 20 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element M�utter Museum.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Physicians
Geographic subdivision Pennsylvania
-- Philadelphia
Form subdivision Biography.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Medical innovations.
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    Library of Congress Classification     Storms Research Center Storms Research Center Main Collection 10/28/2025   RD 27.35 .D74 A67 2014 98649273 10/28/2025 20.85 10/28/2025 Book