The Cocaine Craze in Victorian Britain
Dan Snow’s History Hit | 18 August 2024 | 0h 30m | Listen Later
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Interview with Douglas Small about his book Cocaine, Literature, and Culture, 1876–1930. Discusses the history of cocaine, from its central feature in Incan cultural life, through its uptake in Victorian England, to becoming the defining party drug of the modern day.