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Madness: Race and Insanity in America

Brains & Noble

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Last updated on Jun 13, 2026 05:09 PM

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Category Brains & Noble > Politics & Government

Condition new

SKU BN-87894

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In Madness, Peabody and Emmy award-winning journalist Antonia Hylton tells the 93-year-old history of Crownsville Hospital. She blends the intimate tales of patients and employees whose lives were shaped by Crownsville with a decade-worth of investigative research and archival documents.

As Crownsville Hospital grew from an antebellum-style work camp to a tiny city sitting on 1,500 acres, it became a microcosm of America’s evolving battles over slavery, racial integration, and civil rights. During its peak years, the hospital’s wards were overflowing with almost 2,700 patients. By the end of the 20th century, the asylum faded from view as prisons and jails became America’s new focus.