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Episode 7: 1886 Crescent Hotel: The Quack and the Morgue
Perched high atop the foggy ridges of the Ozark Mountains sits the "Grand Lady of the Ozarks"—the 1886 Crescent Hotel. Built as an ultra-lavish mountain retreat for Gilded Age travelers seeking the valley's supposed healing springs, this massive limestone fortress eventually became the hunting ground for one of the most ruthless medical con men in American history: Norman Baker.
In this episode, we uncover the boomtown history of Eureka Springs, Norman Baker’s rise from vaudeville illusionist to demagogue, and his tragic "Baker Cancer Clinic." We explore the painful treatments forced onto…
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