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992020
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b746390
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Lee, R. Alton.
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| Title & Author
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The bizarre careers of John R. Brinkley /\ R. Alton Lee.
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| Publication Statement
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Lexington, Ky. :: University Press of Kentucky,, ©2002.
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1 online resource (xvii, 283 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0813158656
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: 0813170370
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: 9780813158655
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: 9780813170374
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0813122325
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9780813122328
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-271) and index.
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| Contents
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Humble origins -- Tannenberg goats -- Radio advertising -- Beset by enemies -- Brinkleyism -- Hands across the border -- The old cocklebur -- Decline and fall -- Postscript -- Conclusions.
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| Abstract
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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 that ""Doc"" Brinkley's medical credentials were shaky at best and that he prescribe.
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Brinkley, John Richard,1885-1942.
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Brinkley, John Richard,1885-1942.
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Brinkley, John Richard.
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Quacks and quackery-- Mexican-American Border Region, Biography.
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Quacks and quackery-- United States, Biography.
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Radio broadcasters-- Mexican-American Border Region, Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Medical.
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PSYCHOLOGY-- Psychotherapy-- General.
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Quacks and quackery.
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Radio broadcasters.
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Famous Persons-- United States, Biography.
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Quackery-- United States-- History.
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History, 20th Century-- United States, Biography.
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North America, Mexican-American Border Region.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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615.856/092B
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| LC Classification
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R730.L39 2002eb
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2002 F-459
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WZ 310L479b 2002
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