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Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce

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Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce

E. R. Billings

590 pages~11 hr 45 min read32 chapters$4.99
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From a Native American herb to a global commodity, tobacco traveled far and fast. E. R. Billings traces its botany, its discovery, and its spread through America and Europe, then its culture, manufacture, and commerce. A sweeping single-volume history of the leaf. Follow tobacco from the New World to the whole world.

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32 chapters

  1. 1TOBACCO: ITS HISTORY, VARIETIES, CULTURE, MANUFACTURE AND COMMERCE,
  2. 2E. R. BILLINGS.
  3. 3PREFACE.
  4. 4ILLUSTRATIONS.
  5. 5CHAPTER I.
  6. 6THE TOBACCO PLANT.
  7. 7CHAPTER II.
  8. 8TOBACCO. ITS DISCOVERY.
  9. 9CHAPTER III.
  10. 10TOBACCO IN AMERICA.
  11. 11CHAPTER IV.
  12. 12TOBACCO IN EUROPE.
  13. 13CHAPTER V.
  14. 14TOBACCO IN EUROPE. (Continued.)
  15. 15CHAPTER VI.
  16. 16TOBACCO-PIPES, SMOKING AND SMOKERS.
  17. 17CHAPTER VII.
  18. 18PIPES AND SMOKERS. (Continued.)

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