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Book Synopsis"Pure food" became the rallying cry among a divergent group of campaigners who lobbied Congress for a law regulating foods and drugs. James Harvey Young reveals the complex and pluralistic nature not only of that crusade but also of the broader Progressive movement of which it was a significant strand. In the vivid style familiar to readers of his
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Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. ix*Acknowledgments, pg. xiii*I. A "Murderous Traffic" in Imported Drugs, pg. 1*II. Mercury, Meat, and Milk, pg. 18*III. A Broad Concern Brought before the Congress, pg. 40*IV. "This Greasy Counterfeit", pg. 66*V. The Impact of Technology on Diet and Dosing, pg. 95*VI. Initiative for a Law Resumed, pg. 125*VII. Progress toward a Law, pg. 146*VIII. Combining and Crusading for a Law, pg. 174*IX. Prelude to Victory, pg. 204*X. The Jungle and the Meat-Inspection Amendments, pg. 221*XI. The Law Secured, pg. 253*XII. The Law Interpreted, pg. 273*Index, pg. 297
