Research Catalog

The smoke of the gods a social history of tobacco

Title: The smoke of the gods [electronic resource] : a social history of tobacco / Eric Burns.
Author: Burns, Eric.
Publication: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2007.

Available Online

Details

Description

1 online resource (270 p.)

Uniform Title

Smoke of the gods (Online)

Alternative Title

Smoke of the gods (Online)

Subject

Tobacco use > History
Tobacco > Social aspects
Tobacco > United States > History
Smoking > History
Antismoking movement > History
Antismoking movement > United States > History

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-264) and index.

Access (note)

Access restricted to authorized users.

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".

LCCN