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The Great American Fraud
Samuel Hopkins Adams
其他書名
The Patent Medicine Evil
出版DigiCat, 2022-05-29
主題Fiction / ClassicsReference / General
ISBNEAN:8596547025917
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=MwNzEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In 'The Great American Fraud', Samuel Hopkins Adams offers an incisive and pioneering critique of the early 20th-century patent medicine industry, an enterprise rife with deceptive practices that imperiled public health. With an investigative journalist's eye and narrative flair, Adams's work unfolds in a progressive muckraking style, probing the duplicitous advertising and backroom deals that propelled the sale of dubious remedies. His revelations about the dangerous use of narcotics such as cocaine, morphine, and chloroform in over-the-counter products and the ensuing societal impacts provide a sobering reflection on consumer protection and the ethical responsibilities of the media. Situated at a crucial juncture in American regulatory history, Adams's exposition is both a compelling piece of exposé writing and a milestone in consumer advocacy literature, predating and influencing the watershed 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act. Samuel Hopkins Adams embodied the quintessential reform-minded spirit of his age. A journalist with deep-seated convictions about public welfare, Adams was stirred by the rampant deception he observed within the pharmaceutical industry. His experiences and insights, accumulated through methodical research and the exposure of industry malpractices, underpinned the drive to pen this seminal work. Drawing from interactions with ethical medical professionals and a burgeoning sense of societal service, Adams staunchly opposed the veiled poison peddled as medicine, illuminating the grave consequences of unchecked corporate greed and compromised journalistic integrity. 'The Great American Fraud' serves as an essential read not only for students of history and pharmaceutical ethics but also for any informed citizen intrigued by the dynamics of consumer rights and corporate oversight. Recommending this book invariably means endorsing a reflective journey into the annals of American regulatory reform and the valiant efforts of those who dared to challenge entrenched corporate interests. It carries profound relevance in an age where awareness and advocacy remain crucial bulwarks against the ever-present risks of commercial exploitation. Adams's work resonates as a clarion call for vigilance, transparency, and the perennial quest for truth in public life.