E-Book, Englisch, 312 Seiten
Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library
Young The Toadstool Millionaires
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4008-6900-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
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A Social History of Patent Medicines in America before Federal Regulation
E-Book, Englisch, 312 Seiten
Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library
ISBN: 978-1-4008-6900-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Contents: Preface. Acknowledgments. Part One: Early Days. Part Two: Heyday. Part Three: Themes. Part Four: Legislation. Part Five: Epilogue. Index.
Originally published in 1961.
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Weitere Infos & Material
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
