EXHUMED

A Dark History of Corpse Medicine, Premature Burials, The Human Soul, and Vampires

From the death of George Washington to Mary Shelley writing Frankenstein, historian and podcaster Aaron Mahnke leads readers on a fascinating journey through history, touching on mummification, executioners, corpse medicine, European vampire folklore, and so much more.

He reveals that, as shocking as Brown’s exhumation might seem to us today, it also reflected surprisingly common attitudes and beliefs about the relationship between the dead and the living, the nature of science and magic, and the fate of the human soul.

It all builds to a revelatory understanding of human behavior that continues to this very day.

Possessing an irreverent view of science, history, and the human condition, Exhumed is perfect for fans of Mary Roach’s Stiff, as well as readers of forgotten American histories like Brad Meltzer’s New York Times-bestselling The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington.

On Sale August 4th from Running Press in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook.