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Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885 The drunkard's progress, or the direct road to poverty, wretchedness, & ruin

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06025 Author/Creator: Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885 Place Written: New Haven, Connecticut Type: Broadside Date: 1826 Pagination: 1 sheet ; 46 x 29 cm. Order a Copy

Four woodcut panels showing the decline of man through drink: The Morning Dram, The Grog Shop, The Confirmed Drunkard, Concluding Scene. Each panel is accompanied by a written description of each stage of drunkenness.

Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885

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