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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 University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Author:   James Harvey Young
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   1855
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.425kg
ISBN:  

9780691620008

ISBN 10:   0691620008
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   08 March 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

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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