ISSA BLOODY MESS starter kit

From the surgical table to the floors of Congress–histories of particularly violent times.

Joanne Freeman: The Field of Blood

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Lindsey Fitzharris: The Butchering Art

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MCA '68: Art & Violence, Then & Now

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Virtual and Augmented History: The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

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