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Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics from its establishment in 1930 until his retirement in 1962, Harry J. Anslinger is the United States’ little known first drug czar. Anslinger was a profligate propagandist with a flair for demonizing racial and immigrant groups and perhaps best known for his zealous pursuit of harsh drug penalties and his particular animus for marijuana users. But what made Anslinger who he was, and what cultural trends did he amplify and institutionalize? Having j
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- Author
- Chasin, Alexandra, author
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press; The University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780226277028
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Social Science, Memoir, History
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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