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From: "Helen Fazio" <>
Subject: [GM] Eli Lilly Biography
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 18:32:13 -0500

Eli Lilly: A Life, 1885-1977, James H. Madison, 1989. This hardbound quality book is in almost like new condition. There are no tears in the dust cover, no marks, no loose pages, & binding tight. 6-1/2x9-1/4, 342 pages, illustrations, extensive notes, everyname index.

Although most are aware of the pharmaceutical company that he joined in 1907, fewer are aware of his new initiative in biomedicine & development of insulin, his passion for prehistoric archaeology, for which he was renowned in his field, the scholarly publications & financial & personal patronage that helped bring archaeology to professional maturity, His later interest in history & historic preservation he developed into research, the writing of history, & the preservation of houses & the encouragement of others made an impact in this field as well. He gave away millions personally & became involved in those projects that he supported.

He was a modest but strong-willed person, & this is the first full-scale biography of his life. An interesting book which will suprise many.

$15 plus $3 postage and handling.

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