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

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.

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Main Author: Brock, Pope
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Crown Publishers, c2008.
Edition:1st ed.
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