Prairie madness
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prairie-madness-182-17230012
title:
Prairie madness
text:
Prairie madness or prairie fever was an affliction that affected settlers in the Great Plains during the migration to, and settlement of, the Canadian Prairies and the Western United States in the 19th century. Settlers moving from urbanized or relatively settled areas in the East faced the risk of mental breakdown caused by the harsh living conditions and the extreme levels of isolation on the prairie. Symptoms of prairie madness included depression, withdrawal, changes in character and habit,
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Mental suffering among settlers of the North American plains
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prairie_madness
date created:
2005-03-24T13:29:41Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T17:43:34Z
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