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Metadata
LCNO |
59-12338 |
Summary |
From the Dust Jacket: "This is the story of those happy bygone days when there was a sure cure for everything. No affliction was too dire, no malady too obscure. Somebody was always anxious to help; in fact had just the thing..." Contents: Panorama; The Beginnings; The Vegetable Kingdom; Manhood Was Lost; Masters Of The Monster Pitch; Therapy By The Pipe Wire; Notable Family Sagas; The World Of Medicine Shows; Back-Country Healers; Testimonials; Diploma Mills. Acknowledgments, Bibliography and Index. |
Object Name |
Book |
Author |
Stewart H.Holbrook |
Subjects |
Quacks and quackery medicine. |
Title |
The Golden Age of Quackery |
Publisher |
Macmillan |
Published Date |
1959 |
Published Place |
New York |
Physical Description |
Hard cover; 8 .5 x 6"; 302 p. |
Language |
English |
Catalog Number |
13.41.106 |
Lexicon sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |