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Bad Habits (1993) (edit title/settings)

Drinking, Smoking, Taking Drugs, Gambling, Sexual Misbehavior and Swearing in American History

by John C. Burnham (Author) (edit contributors)

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The vast majority of Americans have, at one point or another gotten drunk, smoked, dabbled with drugs, gambled, sworn or engaged in adultery. During the 1800s, respectable people struggled to control these behaviors, labeling them bad and the people who indulged in them unrespectable. In the... read more

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This is book 28 of 26 in The American Social Experience. (publisher series)

Followed by General Richard Montgomery and the American Revolution.

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  1. John C. Burnham (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: New York University Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0814711871
Page Count: 403

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  • Library of Congress: HN57 .B87 1993
  • Dewey: 306.0973
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