The bizarre careers of John R. Brinkley / R. Alton Lee.
The bizarre careers of John R. Brinkley / R. Alton Lee.
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Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c2002.
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N615.856/9
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvii, 283 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Humble origins -- Tannenberg goats -- Radio advertising -- Beset by enemies -- Brinkleyism -- Hands across the border -- The old cocklebur -- Decline and fall -- Postscript -- Conclusions.
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Publisher
Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c2002.
Place of Publication
Kentucky
Date Published
c2002.
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Summary
"Brinkley was one of the few people to realize the advertising potential in the new medium of radio, so he founded one of the first commercial stations in the country. Soon he was advertising the goat gland operation on the air and promoting other medical procedures through his show Medical Question Box, where Brinkley read aloud his listeners' med...
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The bizarre careers of John R. Brinkley / R. Alton Lee.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-271) and index.
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c2002.
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N615.856/9
Record Identifier
74Vvb5rwg7aZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvb5rwg7aZ
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ISBN
0813122325 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780813122328 (cloth : alk. paper)
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615.856092
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991015010459702626
