Clark Stanley: The First Snake Oil Salesman

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Mr. Clark Stanley is the self-formed “Rattlesnake King”, had been born in Abilene, Texas, in 1854.After spending so many years working as the one cowboy during 1870s, Stanley asserted that he seized up with those Hopi Indians, who had been popular for their snake dance every year.