Davenport-Hines, R. P. T

A history of drug-taking, telling the story of five centuries of addicts and users, from monarchs to school children, and arguing that prohibition has turned illicit medicines into the world's most lucrative black market.

Presents the backgrounds of the varied passengers aboard the Titanic, covering all the classes, the different careers, and the hopes of these voyagers, and reflects on the history of the times.