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Asylum
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Asylum
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) William Seabrook
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:288 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140 |
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| Category/Genre | Memoirs |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780486798103
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| Classifications | Dewey:616.8610092 |
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| Edition |
First Edition, First ed.
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Dover Publications Inc.
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| Imprint |
Dover Publications Inc.
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| Publication Date |
30 October 2015 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
This dramatic memoir recaptures William Seabrook's experiences during an eight-month stay at a Westchester mental hospital in the early 1930s. Seabrook, who was a renowned journalist, voluntarily committed himself for acute alcoholism. His account offers an honest, self-critical look at addiction and treatment in the days before Alcoholics Anonymous and other modern programs. William Seabrook is most famous for introducing the word Zombie to Western culture.
Author Biography
Journalist and explorer William Seabrook (1884-1945) possessed a fascination with the occult that led him across the globe to study magic rituals, train as a witch doctor, and sample human flesh. In addition to publishing more than a dozen books, he wrote for The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Reader's Digest, and Vanity Fair.
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