ETHER DAY: The Strange Tale of America's
Greatest Medical Discovery and the Haunted
Men Who Made It
HarperCollins 2001
Winner of the prestigious Anesthesia Foundation
Award
“She is a steady and witty guide to the fascinating
charges and frustrations that grew out of Ether
Day.”
- Dr. David Musto (Yale University) The New York
Times
“A thoroughly comepelling account”
- Kirkus Reviews
“The early history of anesthesia has never been
more vividly retold than in Julie Fenster’s well-
researched and crisply written book.”
- author Roy Porter
Greatest Medical Discovery and the Haunted
Men Who Made It
HarperCollins 2001
Winner of the prestigious Anesthesia Foundation
Award
“She is a steady and witty guide to the fascinating
charges and frustrations that grew out of Ether
Day.”
- Dr. David Musto (Yale University) The New York
Times
“A thoroughly comepelling account”
- Kirkus Reviews
“The early history of anesthesia has never been
more vividly retold than in Julie Fenster’s well-
researched and crisply written book.”
- author Roy Porter