Hahn, Barbara, 1967-

Making tobacco bright : creating an American commodity, 1617-1937 / Barbara Hahn. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, (c)2011. - 1 online resource (x, 236 pages :) : illustrations, maps

Includes bibliographies and index.

Prologue -- Making tobacco Virginian -- Growing the business -- Death and taxes -- Ripeness is all -- Inventing tradition -- Stabilization -- Appendix 1: Essay on sources -- Appendix 2: The real thing : tobacco genetics.



9781421404813


Tobacco--History.--Virginia
Tobacco industry--History.--Virginia
Tobacco--History.--United States
Tobacco industry--History.--United States
Tobacco--History.--United States
Tobacco--History.--Virginia
Tobacco industry--History.--United States
Tobacco industry--History.--Virginia
United States--Commerce--History.
Virginia--Commerce--History.


Electronic Books.

HD9135 / .M355 2011