Hep Cats, Narcs, and Pipe Dreams A History of America's Romance with Illegal Drugs

Name: Hep Cats, Narcs, and Pipe Dreams A History of America's Romance with Illegal Drugs
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ISBN: 9780684196701

ISBN-10: 0684196700

ISBN-13: 9780684196701

Edition: N/A

Authors: Jill Jonnes

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"Once upon a time in America, morphine and cocaine were routinely sold in pharmacies, and gamblers and rogues gathered in shadowy basements to smoke opium. So begins Hep-Cats, Narcs, and Pipe Dreams, Jill Jonnes's groundbreaking and textured history of illegal drugs in America." "As the Victorian age drew to a close, Americans became alarmed at the availability of dangerous drugs, which were sold over the counter to relieve fevers and minor ailments. Amid a new spirit of temperance, Congress passed the Pure Food and Drug Act, creating a new class of lawbreakers: drug addicts. Jonnes traces the spread of illegal drugs throughout our culture: from the freewheeling Prohibition era through…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 8/2/1996
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 512
Weight: 1.122
Language: English