Lyn Millner
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Kate Manning:
I love both of your books and am always recommending them to friends. Each one is so different. So here's my question. I'm interested in researching patent medicines and apothecaries in the 1800s. Can you recommend any resources you relied on while writing about Axie and Charlie's business? Thanks for the help, and I look forward to reading your next book. Lyn
Kate Manning
Hi Lynn,
Well thanks so much for these kind words. Your own project sounds fascinating! Let's see--there's a list of the books I used for research in the acknowledgments section of My Notorious Life (the "Clinical Lectures" was the most important and you can find it at Project Gutenberg online. I have lost track of the links to other sites that helped me. But in my travels I have discovered the marvelous Dittrick Museum of Medical History in Cleveland. Check out their website and give them a call and I'm sure they'll steer you in the right direction. Good luck and all best, Kate
Well thanks so much for these kind words. Your own project sounds fascinating! Let's see--there's a list of the books I used for research in the acknowledgments section of My Notorious Life (the "Clinical Lectures" was the most important and you can find it at Project Gutenberg online. I have lost track of the links to other sites that helped me. But in my travels I have discovered the marvelous Dittrick Museum of Medical History in Cleveland. Check out their website and give them a call and I'm sure they'll steer you in the right direction. Good luck and all best, Kate
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