Overview
"Even if read while sober, Andy Lechter's Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom, is a near-transcendent experience." -New York Times Book Review
Since its rediscovery only fifty years ago, the magic mushroom: a hallucinogenic fungus once shunned in the West as the most pernicious of poisons, has inspired a plethora of folktales and urban legends. In this timely and definitive study, Andy Letcher chronicles the history of the magic mushroom--from its use by the Aztecs of Central America and the tribes of Siberia through to the present day--stripping away the myths and taking a critical and humorous look at the drug's more recent manifestations.
Informative, lively, and impeccably researched, Shroom is a unique and engaging exploration of this most extraordinary of psychedelics.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780060828295
- ISBN-10: 0060828293
- Publisher: Ecco Press
- Publish Date: February 2008
- Dimensions: 8.05 x 5.78 x 0.96 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.74 pounds
- Page Count: 384
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