The smoke of the gods a social history of tobacco / Eric Burns.

Author/creator Burns, Eric
Format Electronic
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Temple University Press,
Description270 p. ; 23 cm.
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Subjects
Tobacco use--History.
Tobacco--Social aspects.
Tobacco--United States. --History.
Smoking--History.
Antismoking movement--History.
Antismoking movement--United States. --History.

Contents Introduction: The ancient world -- The Old World -- The enemies of tobacco -- The politics of tobacco -- The rise of tobacco -- Rush to judgment -- Ghost, body, and soul -- The cigarette -- The Carry Nation of tobacco -- The last good time -- The case against tobacco -- The turning point -- Epilogue: "The ten o'clock people".
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [247]-264) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2006017390
ISBN1592134807 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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