The Resurrectionist: A Brief Summary

"The Resurrectionist" is a biography of Dr. Spencer Black, a renowned scientist whose work on bizarre mutations and creatures drove him to madness. Written by E. B. Hudspeth, and published by Quirk Books in 2013, this book tells in detail what his life was like starting from early childhood and includes many of his quotes and diary entries that express his beliefs. This book contains "The Life and Writings of Dr. Spencer Black" which contains the details of his life, as well as "The Codex Extinct Animalia" which contains detailed illustrations, descriptions, legends, and even the anatomy, of the creatures he studied. Dr. Spencer Black was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1851 and was the son of the renowned surgeon Gregory Black. His mother, Meredith Black, died while giving birth to Spencer. His mother's passing caused a great unrest in both Spencer and his older brother, …show more content…
He developed new, polarizing ideas regarding evolution that would separate him from the rest of the scientific community. He wrote notes and created theories that entertained the notion that through evolution and certain paths of natural selection, humans had lost some of their natural and necessary traits. The lack of these critical elements, he believed resulted in mutations and deformities. Black speculated that perhaps the human being is not the best result of evolution; perhaps our ancestors shared traits with some of the ancient animals or, more accurately, ancient mythological animals. He claimed that scientific evidence proving the existence of ancient mythological animals had been concealed by unnamed parties; taxonomy records were destroyed, constallation records were changed, fairy tales were altered and rewritten, all in an attempt to ignore our true history. He never blamed anyone specifically for these conspiracies, but it seems as though he did have someone in