| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 272 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Contents |
1. Tobacco Doth Here Grow Very Well, 1670-1810 -- 2. Years of the Locust, 1865-1885 -- 3. Pearl of the Pee Dee, 1885-1918 -- 4. Reform and Reaction, 1918-1926 -- 5. The Abyss, 1926-1932 -- 6. The Lord, Mr. Roosevelt, and Bright Leaf Redemption, 1933-1935 -- 7. War and Peace, 1936-1950 -- 8. Advance, Retreat, and Retrenchment, 1950-1990s |
| Summary |
"Explores tobacco's influence in South Carolina from its beginnings in the colonial period to its heyday at the turn of the century, the impact of the Depression, the New Deal, and World War II, and on to present-day controversies about the health risks of smoking."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-263) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Tobacco -- South Carolina -- History
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Tobacco industry -- South Carolina -- History
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Crop Science.
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HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century.
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Tobacco
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Tobacco industry
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South Carolina
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Simpson, Robert R
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| ISBN |
9780820344843 |
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0820344842 |
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0820344478 |
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9780820344478 |
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