Making tobacco bright : creating an American commodity, 1617-1937

Making tobacco bright : creating an American commodity, 1617-1937 / Barbara Hahn.

Author/creator	Hahn, Barbara, 1967-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.
Description	x, 236 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)	Tobacco industry--United States --History. Tobacco--United States --History. Tobacco industry--Virginia --History. Tobacco--Virginia --History. Tobacco--history --United States. Tobacco Industry--history --Virginia. Tobacco--history --Virginia. Tobacco Industry--history --United States. United States--Commerce --History. Virginia--Commerce --History.

Series	Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology (Unnumbered) ^A632122
Contents	Prologue -- Making tobacco Virginian -- Growing the business -- Death and taxes -- Ripeness is all -- Inventing tradition -- Stabilization.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 192-217) and index.
LCCN	2011013289
ISBN	9781421402864 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
ISBN	1421402866 (hardcover : acid-free paper)