Opium Slavery Jerry Shearing Included throughout are color maps

Included throughout are color maps and photos

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Conquering the Electron debunks the hero worship so often plaguing the stories of great advances

Opium Slavery Jerry Shearing Included throughout are color mapsDuring the Civil War, the utility and widespread availability of opium and morphine made opiates essential to wartime medicine. After the war ended, thousands of ailing soldiers became addicted, or "enslaved," as nineteenth century Americans phrased it. Veterans, their families, and communities struggled to cope with addiction's health and social consequences. Medical and government authorities compounded veterans' suffering and imbued the epidemic