Hometown Asylum: A History and Memoir of Institutional Care
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Starting in 1911, and for many years, the Alberta Hospital Ponoka, or AHP, was the largest and highest-population psychiatric institution in the Western Canadian Province of Alberta. It was also located on the outskirts of Jack Martin's hometown, and his father was employed there, which means that its story and Martin's intersect in varied and interesting ways.
In Hometown Asylum, Martin explores the Hospital's history, along with some of his...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1525589733
ISBN13:9781525589737
Release Date:November 2020
Publisher:FriesenPress
Length:222 Pages
Weight:0.63 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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