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Author Agnew, Jeremy

Title Alcohol and opium in the Old West : use, abuse, and influence / Jeremy Agnew
Published Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., [2013]

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Contents The demon rum and other drinks of choice -- The convoluted history of opium -- A motley mix of indigenous brews -- Medical use of opium and alcohol -- "Those heathen chinee" -- Boozers, users, and abusers -- Saloons and other parlors of iniquity -- Opium dens -- The horrors of addiction -- Inebriety -- The pathway to prohibition
Summary "This book explores the role and influence of drink and drugs (primarily opium) in the Old West, which for this book is considered to be America west of the Mississippi from the California gold rush of the 1840s to the closing of the Western Frontier in roughly 1900"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Alcoholism -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century
Opium abuse -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
Alcoholism
Opium abuse
West United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781476612553
1476612552
9781299988217
1299988210