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Author:

Burns, Eric.

Title:

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

Publisher:

Temple University Press,

Copyright Date:

2007

Description:

270 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Tobacco use--History.
Tobacco--Social aspects.
Tobacco--United States--History.
Smoking--History.
Antismoking movement--History.
Antismoking movement--United States--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-264) and index.

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".

ISBN:

9781592134809
9781592134809 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1592134807 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)69671932

LCCN:

2006017390

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Des Moines)