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Alcohol: Cradle to Grave

Name: Alcohol: Cradle to Grave
Author: Eric Newhouse
ISBN: 9781568387345

by Eric Newhouse

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Overview

Winner of the 2002 Independent Publishers Book Award.

Alcohol: Cradle to Grave contains the newspaper series that brought Montana journalist Eric Newhouse to the attention of Pulitzer Prize jurors. A thorough and revealing account of how alcohol courses through the daily life and traditions of Great Falls, Montana, Alcohol: Cradle to Grave chronicles the everyday impact of America's most popular drug of choice. Newhouse methodically tallies the societal costs of alcohol abuse in one community. His calculations are staggering, including millions of dollars annually for law enforcement, health care, foster care, domestic violence programs, welfare, special education, and corrections.

About the Author, Eric Newhouse

Eric Newhouse has worked as a journalist since 1967. He was a reporter and correspondent for the Associated Press and was also bureau chief for the AP in Charleston, West Virginia. In 1988, he joined the Great Falls Tribune where he was news editor and editorial editor, before becoming a projects editor. He is also an instructor for the University of Great Falls, where he teaches English, mass communications, and writing courses. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin, a master's degree from the University of Maryland, and a second master's from Columbia University, where he was also appointed an international fellow. He lives in Montana.