Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-158) and index.
Contents:
Theoretical approaches to studying tobacco and smoking in historical archaeology -- That loathsome weed : the adoption of tobacco and smoking -- The practice and material culture of smoking -- Tobacco : the North American experience -- A pipe-lover's dream : Port Royal, Jamaica, and early tobacco use in British America.
Summary:
This book discusses how historical archaeology is well positioned to explore the role that tobacco and smoking played in the formation of American identities and cultural practices over a span of three centuries.
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