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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.

Absinthe The Cocaine of the Nineteenth Century A

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      Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/04/2004
      ISBN13: 9780786419678, 978-0786419678
      ISBN10: 786419679

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      Book Synopsis
      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.

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