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The Smoke of the Gods
Eric Burns
其他書名
A Social History of Tobacco
出版Temple University Press, 2006-10-06
主題History / GeneralHistory / Modern / GeneralHistory / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)History / Social HistorySelf-Help / Substance Abuse & Addictions / TobaccoSocial Science / Customs & TraditionsTechnology & Engineering / Agriculture / General
ISBN15921348239781592134823
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=cZfqS7vi9vEC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Fox News Watch host Eric Burns, who chronicled the social history of alcohol in "The Spirits of America "turns to tobacco in "The Smoke of the Gods." Ranging from ancient times to the present day, "The Smoke of the Gods" is a lively history of tobacco, especially in the United States. Although tobacco use is controversial in the U.S. today, Burns reminds us that this was not always the case. For centuries tobacco was generally thought to have medicinal and even spiritual value. Most of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were tobacco users or growers, or both. According to Burns, tobacco changed the very course of U.S. history, because its discovery caused the British to support Jamestown, its struggling New World colony. An entertaining and informative look at a subject that makes daily news headlines, "The Smoke of the Gods" is a history that is, well, quite addictive.