The Bizarre Careers of John R. Brinkley

by R. Alton Lee

Book Overview

By 1926, it seemed that John R. Brinkley's experimental rejuvenation cure--transplanting goat glands into aging men--had taken the nation by storm. Never mind that "Doc" Brinkley's medical credentials were shaky at best and that he prescribed medication over the airwaves via his high-power radio stations. To most in the medical field, he was a quack. But to his many patients and listeners, he was a brilliant surgeon, a savior of their lost manhood...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081319539X
• ISBN13: 9780813195391
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up