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" Tells the story of the infamous "Goat Gland Doctor"-controversial medical charlatan, groundbreaking radio impresario, and prescient political campaigner-and recounts his amazing rags to riches to rags career. A popular joke of the 1920s posed the question, "What's the fastest... Read Full 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... Read Full Overview