UID:
almafu_9958353077902883
Format:
1 online resource(296p.) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2015. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Edition:
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Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
ISBN:
9781400869008
Content:
Contents: Preface. Acknowledgments. Part One: Early Days. Part Two: Heyday. Part Three: Themes. Part Four: Legislation. Part Five: Epilogue. Index.Originally published in 1972.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 paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback 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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Frontmatter --
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Preface --
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Acknowledgments --
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Contents --
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1. "At the Sign of Galen's Head" --
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2. "Galvanising Trumpery" --
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3. Vials and Vermifuges --
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4. 'The Old Wizzard" --
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5. Hercules and Hydra --
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6. Purgation Unlimited --
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7. "To Arms! To Arms!!" and After --
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8. The Great Outdoors --
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9. St. George and the Dragon --
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10. "A Microbe Is a Microbe" --
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11. The Pattern of Patent Medicine Appeals --
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12. Medicine Show --
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13. "The Great American Fraud" --
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14. Dr. Wiley's Law --
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15. Half a Century Later --
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A Note on the Sources --
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Index.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781400869008
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400869008
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400869008
