The Road to Wellville
by T. Coraghessan Boyle
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Author: T. Coraghessan BoyleEdition: Paperback
Published: 1994-04-28
ISBN: 0140140891
Number of pages: 496
Publisher: Penguin Books / Granta
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Book Review: Medicine or snake-oil??
Summary: 3 Stars
This book provides a fair amount of food for thought. While the treatments described here look like quackery now, at the time they were at least as acceptable as some modern therapies at the edges of the mainstream. You have to try to look at things from the perspective of the period to understand the characters better. Another interesting point is the difficulty distinguishing between those that actually believe in these treatments and the snake-oil salesmen who are simply out to get rich using the latest "medical advances." Makes you wonder about some of the current ads you see for new drugs, therapies, or treatments....
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An account of: Dr John Harvey Kellogg, inventor of the cornflake and peanut butter; his profligate, degenerate and opportunistic son; and the birth of America's first health fanatics. T. Correghessan Boyle is the author of "Water Music", "Budding Prospects" and "The Tortilla Curtain".Literature & Fiction Books
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