Asylum
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[United States] : Dover Publications, 2015.
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eBook
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1 online resource (288 pages)
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This dramatic memoir recounts an eight-month stay at a Westchester mental hospital in the early 1930s. William Seabrook, a renowned journalist and explorer, voluntarily committed himself to an asylum for treatment of acute alcoholism. His sincere, self-critical appraisal of his experiences offers a highly interesting look at addiction and treatment in the days before Alcoholics Anonymous and other modern programs. This edition of the soul-baring narrative features a new graphic novel-style introduction by Joe Ollmann, who also created the cover art.
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English
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9780486806310, 0486806316
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This dramatic memoir recounts an eight-month stay at a Westchester mental hospital in the early 1930s. William Seabrook, a renowned journalist and explorer, voluntarily committed himself to an asylum for treatment of acute alcoholism. His sincere, self-critical appraisal of his experiences offers a highly interesting look at addiction and treatment in the days before Alcoholics Anonymous and other modern programs. This edition of the soul-baring narrative features a new graphic novel-style introduction by Joe Ollmann, who also created the cover art.
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Seabrook, W. (2015). Asylum. Dover Publications.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Seabrook, William. 2015. Asylum. Dover Publications.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Seabrook, William, Asylum. Dover Publications, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Seabrook, William. Asylum. Dover Publications, 2015.
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