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The Bizarre Careers of John R. Brinkley /

Tells the story of the infamous ""Goat Gland Doctor"" -- controversial medical charlatan, groundbreaking radio impresario, and prescient political campaigner -- and recounts his amazing rags to riches to rags career. A popular joke of the 1920s posed the question, ""Wha...

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Autor principal: Lee, R. Alton
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 2002.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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