Hometown Asylum: A History and Memoir of Institutional Care

by Jack Martin and Jack Martin

Book Overview

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"