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Absinthe--The Cocaine of the Nineteenth Century: A History of the Hallucinogenic Drug and Its Effect on Artists and Writers in Europe and the United States
Doris Lanier
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Paperback. A history of "the green fairy", this title presents a study of absinthe?s use and abuse; an exploration of the tremendous social problems (not unlike the cocaine problems of this century) it caused during the 19th century; and an examination of the extent to which the lives of talented young writers and artists became caught up in the craze. Num Pages: 195 pages, photographs, illustrations, notes, references. BIC Classification: 3JH; JFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
With an alcohol content sometimes as high as 80 percent, absinthe was made by mixing the leaves of wormwood with other plants such as angelica root, fennel, coriander, hyssop, marjoram and anise for flavor. The result was a bitter, potent drink that became a major social, medical and political phenomenon during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; its popularity was mainly in France, but also in other parts of Europe and the United States, particularly in New Orleans. Absinthe produced a sense of euphoria and a heightening of the senses, similar to the effect of cocaine and opium, but ... Read more
With an alcohol content sometimes as high as 80 percent, absinthe was made by mixing the leaves of wormwood with other plants such as angelica root, fennel, coriander, hyssop, marjoram and anise for flavor. The result was a bitter, potent drink that became a major social, medical and political phenomenon during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; its popularity was mainly in France, but also in other parts of Europe and the United States, particularly in New Orleans. Absinthe produced a sense of euphoria and a heightening of the senses, similar to the effect of cocaine and opium, but ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
McFarland
Condition
New
Number of Pages
195
Place of Publication
Jefferson, NC, United States
ISBN
9780786419678
SKU
V9780786419678
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