The Legacy of Doctor Wiley

Chicago, IL: Regent House, 1957. 166, illus., bibliography, index, DJ worn and scuffed: small tears, small pieces missing. This is an intriguing biography of the father of the Pure Food and Drug Act and Chief of the Bureau of Chemistry. The implications of Dr. Harvey Wiley's work were equally significant for military as well as for civilian segments of society. There is a brief discussion of the "embalmed beef" scandal and Major-General Miles during the Spanish-American War. Condition: good, fair.

Keywords: Harvey Wiley, Chemistry, Civil War, Food & Drug Admin., Public Health, Fertilizers, Pesticides, Agriculture, Spanish-Am War

[Book #7660]

Price: $54.00

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