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Publication NameSnake Oil, Hustlers and Hambones : the American Medicine Show of the Nineteenth Century
Publication Year2000
SubjectHealing / General, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Pharmacology, History
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaBody, Mind & Spirit, Medical, History
AuthorAnn Anderson
FormatLibrary Binding
Dimensions
Item Weight20.8 Oz
Item Length10.6 in
Item Width7.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN00-30486
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal615.8/56/09034
SynopsisThis illustrated study of the medicine show phenomenon surveys 19th century popular entertainment and offers an insight into the ways in which show business, advertising, and medicine manufacture developed in concert.