The Bizarre Careers of John R. Brinkley by Lee, R. Alton

The Bizarre Careers of John R. Brinkley (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780813122328)

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The Bizarre Careers of John R. Brinkley by Lee, R. Alton

The Bizarre Careers of John R. Brinkley

$40.00
The Bizarre Careers of John R. Brinkley by Lee, R. Alton

The Bizarre Careers of John R. Brinkley

$40.00
Format: Hardcover
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" 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, "What's the fastest thing on four legs?" The punch line? "A goat passing Dr. Brinkley's hospital!" It seems that John R. Brinkley's virility rejuvenation cure-transplanting goat gonads into aging men-had taken the nation by storm. Never mind

Author: R. Alton Lee
ISBN-10: 0813122325
ISBN-13: 9780813122328
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 05/10/2002
Pages: 330
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 9.36h x 6.40w x 0.83d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/11/2002 pg. 63
Booklist 04/01/2002 pg. 1299
Choice 10/01/2002 pg. 311
By R. Alton Lee
By R. Alton Lee
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R. Alton Lee, the author of several books including Eisenhower and Landrum-Griffin: A Study in Labor-Management Politics, taught history at the University of South Dakota for thirty years.

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