Charlatan: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam

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A terrific read, with lots of twists and turns.

Excellent book! "Dr." Brinkley was crazy, but absolutely brilliant!!

I might be naive but this book is a shocker. It is hard to fathom that a man can sew goat testicles onto patient's scrotums and become a millionaire. Barnum said there's a sucker born every minute and in this case it is amazing that this man never served a day in jail despite killing loads of people. This book also explores how the AMA was formed in the early 1900's and thus...more

I might be naive but this book is a shocker. It is hard to fathom that a man can sew goat testicles onto patient's scrotums and become a millionaire. Barnum said there's a sucker born every minute and in this case it is amazing that this man never served a day in jail despite killing loads of people. This book also explores how the AMA was formed in the early 1900's and thus established modern medical credentials.   hide