Cocaine
Subtitle: From Medical Marvel to Modern Menace in the United States, 1884-1920 (Studies in Industry and Society)
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: December 10, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780801862304
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; American history: from c 1900 -; Central government policies; Drug addiction & substance abuse; Social history; First World War, 1914-1918; c 1800 to c 1900; c 1900 - c 1914; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Drug Abuse; Social Science; Substance Abuse & Addictions - General; History: American; USA; Popular Culture - General; Sociology - General; History / United States / General; Cocaine industry; Cocaine; Cocaine abuse; History; United States
First sentence: On October 22, 1884, former President Ulysses S. Grant arrived at the office of Dr. John H. Douglas, one of the leading throat specialists in New York.