Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2020-03-03
Books mentioned on Part One: The Founding Father of Fake Cancer Cures
Robert is joined by Billy Wayne Davis to discuss Harry Hoxsey, the fake Cancer-Curing Alex Jones of the 1950s! FOOTNOTES: Cancer War: The FDA Vs.
Robert Evans discussed You Don't Have to Die by Gerald Robertson and The Medical Messiahs by James Harvey Young.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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You Don't Have to Die
Discussed“Before publishing his biography, you don't have to die, in 1956, Harry claimed that his father had developed the sav on his own in 1908.”
Where to get it
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The Medical Messiahs
The Medical Messiahs by James Harvey Young is an exploration of quackery, patent medicines, and fraudulent cancer cures in American history.
Discussed“Next, according to a wonderful book, The Medical Messiahs by James Harvey Young, quote, "Shortly, the local paper began to run stories of deaths that were occurring at the institute.”
Where to get it
