Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders

William Andrus Alcott (1798-1859) was a pioneering figure in the 19th-century health reform movement in the United States. An American educator, physician, and author, Alcott's prolific writing career focused extensively on health, education, and social reform. His seminal work, 'Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders' (1859), encapsulates his critical views on the medical practices of...