Download e-book for iPad: The Bizarre Careers of John R. Brinkley by R. Alton Lee

By R. Alton Lee

ISBN-10: 0813122325

ISBN-13: 9780813122328

Tells the tale of the notorious "Goat Gland Doctor"―controversial scientific charlatan, groundbreaking radio impresario, and prescient political campaigner―and recounts his striking rags to riches to rags occupation. a well-liked shaggy dog story of the Nineteen Twenties posed the query, "What's the quickest factor on 4 legs?" The punch line? "A goat passing Dr. Brinkley's hospital!"

It turns out that John R. Brinkley's virility rejuvenation cure―transplanting goat gonads into getting older men―had taken the kingdom by way of typhoon. by no means brain that "Doc" Brinkley's clinical credentials have been shaky at most sensible and that he prescribed drugs over the airwaves through his high-power radio stations. the fellow outfitted an empire. The Kansas scientific Board mixed with the Federal Radio fee to revoke Brinkley's scientific and radio licenses, which a variety of courts upheld. to not be stopped, Brinkley begun a write-in crusade for Governor. He got extra votes than the other candidate yet misplaced as a result of invalidated and "misplaced" ballots.

Brinkley's strategies, rather using his radio station and private plane, replaced political campaigning perpetually. Brinkley then moved his radio scientific perform to Del Rio, Texas, and started working a "border blaster" at the Mexico part of the Rio Grande. His rogue stations, XER and its successor XERA, finally broadcast at an antenna-shattering a million watts and weren't just a haven for Brinkley's profitable quackery, but in addition hosted an unparalleled variety of then-unknown kingdom musicians and different guests.

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