Secrets of the Dead: Ben Franklin's Bones

When skeletal remains of at least 10 people, including several infants, turned up in the basement of Benjamin Franklin's British residence, people wondered if the Founding Father might have had a much darker side, as the bones had been meticulously cut and drilled. Franklin was aware of the bod...

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Corporate Author: Kanopy (Firm)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2016.
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Online Access:A Kanopy streaming video
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Summary:When skeletal remains of at least 10 people, including several infants, turned up in the basement of Benjamin Franklin's British residence, people wondered if the Founding Father might have had a much darker side, as the bones had been meticulously cut and drilled. Franklin was aware of the bodies in his basement, but they weren't the victims of violent acts. Rather, they were used for the purposes of an illegal anatomy school that helped shaped modern medicine.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 56 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
Playing Time:Pl:ay:in
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Participant or Performer:Features: Jay O. Sanders
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:Originally produced by PBS in 2014.