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A very good read...well plotted with great characters, especially the larger-than-life John Henry Kellogg. Interestingly, the more absurd the detail (the use of electricity and radium to promote healing, for example), the more likely it is to be true to life. Strange things went on in the name of health.
It's especially interesting in light of the types of quackery espoused by our age's Dr. Oz. Like Oz, Kellogg was a distinguished surgeon and clinician, and started his career dispensing reasonabl ...more
It's especially interesting in light of the types of quackery espoused by our age's Dr. Oz. Like Oz, Kellogg was a distinguished surgeon and clinician, and started his career dispensing reasonabl ...more
