Description |
xvi, 215 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Note |
Spine title: Quacks & crusaders. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-207) and index. |
Contents |
The populist politico medico of Kansas : goat-gland doctor John R. Brinkley -- Demagoguery in the corn belt : Iowa's Norman Baker -- Salves and salvos : the career of cancer charlatan Harry Hoxsey -- Senseless dupes or sensible pragmatists? The patients of John Brinkley, Norman Baker, and Harry Hoxsey -- Medicine for the masses : the popularity of quacks among healthy Americans. |
Subject |
Brinkley, John Richard, 1885-1942.
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Baker, Norman, 1882-1958.
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Hoxsey, Harry M.
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Quacks and quackery.
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Added Title |
Quacks & crusaders |
ISBN |
0700612033 (alk. paper) |
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