Quacks: Fakers & Charlatans in Medicine by Roy Porter

Quacks: Fakers & Charlatans in Medicine

Roy Porter

320 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction history dark informative reflective medium-paced
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If the thought of visiting the doctor or having a spell in the hospital gives most people pause to contemplate their mortality, then such thoughts must pale when compared to the experiences of our ancestors. They were largely at the mercy of a med...

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