Marketplace of the Marvelous: The Strange Origins of Modern Medicine UPDATE:Default Title Date: 11/17/1997

Date: 11/17/1997

Date: 11/6/2018

Author/Contributor(s): Rodriguez

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Marketplace of the Marvelous: The Strange Origins of Modern Medicine UPDATE:Default Title Date: 11/17/1997Author Contributor(s): Janik, Erika Publisher: Beacon Press Date: 3 10 2015 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW An entertaining introduction to the quacks, snake oil salesmen, and charlatans, who often had a point Despite rampant scientific innovation in nineteenth century America, traditional medicine still adhered to ancient healing methods, subjecting patients to bleeding, blistering, and induced vomiting and sweating. Facing such horrors, many