Old English Patent Medicines in America

Name: Old English Patent Medicines in America
Author: George B. Griffenhagen

by George B. Griffenhagen, James Harvey Young

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

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2009-10-02

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Public domain in the USA.

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Patent medicines

About the authors

George B. Griffenhagen

Best known as a historian of pharmacy, this prolific writer helped preserve the story of medicines, pharmacists, and their role in American life. His career ranged from museum work at the Smithsonian to decades of leadership and publishing in pharmacy organizations.

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James Harvey Young

1915–2006

A pioneering historian of medicine and consumer culture, he showed how patent medicines, quack cures, and food safety battles shaped everyday American life. His books helped make the history of health care feel vivid, human, and surprisingly relevant.

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