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043 Rum Maniacs: Alcoholic Insanity in the Early Republic

Published: Aug. 18, 2015, 5 a.m.

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How and when did doctors become respected professionals in American society?

The answer lies in early Americans\\u2019 fascination with delirium tremens, or alcoholic insanity, and the Temperance Movement of the early-to-mid 19th century.

Matthew Osborn, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and author of Rum Maniacs: Alcoholic Insanity in the Early Republic, leads us on an exploration of early American medical history and reform movements.

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