{"product_id":"making-tobacco-bright-9781421402864","title":"Making Tobacco Bright","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCombining economic theory with the history of technology, Making Tobacco Bright revises several narratives in American history, from colonial staple-crop agriculture to the origins of the tobacco industry to the rise of identity politics in the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA discerning analysis of not only how a commodity-tobacco-was shaped and defined by technology, but also how technology can be influenced by a commodity... This interesting, thorough history will appeal to readers and researchers alike. Highly recommended. Choice Thoroughly researched, engaging, and enjoyable...An excellent first book. -- James C. Giesen Environmental History Strongly argued and deeply researched. -- Evan P. Bennett Agricultural History Hahn has produced an important book, thoroughly researched and persuasively argued, that deserves a wide audience among American historians. Journal of American History Hahn has written an ambitious book that examines how Americans created a commodity whose roots were densely-perhaps inextricably-tangled with those of the growing nation. Her work deserves a broad readership among students of southern agriculture, economic history, and the history of science and technology. -- Max Grivno Journal of Southern History ... Making Tobacco Bright is an impressive book, one that rewrites conventional understandings of tobacco as a crop, a commodity, and a symbol. From Jamestown to contemporary southern fields, Hahn tells an old story in an entirely fresh way. -- Drew A. Swanson Technology and Culture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Making Tobacco Virginian\u003cbr\u003e2. Growing the Business\u003cbr\u003e3. Death and Taxes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Ripeness Is All\u003cbr\u003e5. Inventing Tradition\u003cbr\u003e6. Stabilization\u003cbr\u003eAppendix\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eEssay on Sources\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529522979159,"sku":"9781421402864","price":54.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421402864.jpg?v=1731875945","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/making-tobacco-bright-9781421402864","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}