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Contents: Preface. Acknowledgments. Part One: Early Days. Part Two: Heyday. Part Three: Themes. Part Four: Legislation. Part Five: Epilogue. Index. Originally published in 1961. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton



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*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Acknowledgments, pg. x*Contents, pg. xi*1. "At the Sign of Galen's Head", pg. 3*2. "Galvanising Trumpery", pg. 16*3. Vials and Vermifuges, pg. 31*4. 'The Old Wizzard", pg. 44*5. Hercules and Hydra, pg. 58*6. Purgation Unlimited, pg. 75*7. "To Arms! To Arms!!" and After, pg. 93*8. The Great Outdoors, pg. 111*9. St. George and the Dragon, pg. 125*10. "A Microbe Is a Microbe", pg. 144*11. The Pattern of Patent Medicine Appeals, pg. 165*12. Medicine Show, pg. 190*13. "The Great American Fraud", pg. 205*14. Dr. Wiley's Law, pg. 226*15. Half a Century Later, pg. 247*A Note on the Sources, pg. 263*Index, pg. 271

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 08/03/2015
      ISBN13: 9780691620008, 978-0691620008
      ISBN10: 0691620008
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      Book Synopsis

      Contents: Preface. Acknowledgments. Part One: Early Days. Part Two: Heyday. Part Three: Themes. Part Four: Legislation. Part Five: Epilogue. Index. Originally published in 1961. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Acknowledgments, pg. x*Contents, pg. xi*1. "At the Sign of Galen's Head", pg. 3*2. "Galvanising Trumpery", pg. 16*3. Vials and Vermifuges, pg. 31*4. 'The Old Wizzard", pg. 44*5. Hercules and Hydra, pg. 58*6. Purgation Unlimited, pg. 75*7. "To Arms! To Arms!!" and After, pg. 93*8. The Great Outdoors, pg. 111*9. St. George and the Dragon, pg. 125*10. "A Microbe Is a Microbe", pg. 144*11. The Pattern of Patent Medicine Appeals, pg. 165*12. Medicine Show, pg. 190*13. "The Great American Fraud", pg. 205*14. Dr. Wiley's Law, pg. 226*15. Half a Century Later, pg. 247*A Note on the Sources, pg. 263*Index, pg. 271

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