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Charlatan : America's most dangerous huckster, the man who pursued him, and the age of flimflam  Cover Image Book Book

Charlatan : America's most dangerous huckster, the man who pursued him, and the age of flimflam / Pope Brock.

Brock, Pope. (Author).

Summary:

Tells the story of the little-known Dr. John Brinkley and his unquenchable thirst for fame and fortune and Morris Fishbein, a quackbuster extraordinaire who relentlessly pursued the greatest charlatan of the 1920s and 1930s.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780307339881
  • ISBN: 0307339882
  • Physical Description: 324 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers, [2008]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-310) and index.
Citation/References Note:
KR 11/07
Subject: Brinkley, John Richard, 1885-1942.
Quacks and quackery > United States > History.
Physicians > Kansas > Biography.

Available copies

  • 9 of 9 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Crawford County.

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  • 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Crawford County Library-Steelville B BRI (Text) 33431000170553 Adult Non-Fiction Available -


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