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The Cigarette: A Political History

by Sarah Milov

Tobacco is the quintessential American product. From Jamestown to the Marlboro Man, the plant occupied the heart of the nation’s economy and expressed its enduring myths. But today smoking rates have declined and smokers are exiled from many public spaces. The story of tobacco’s fortunes may seem straightforward: science triumphed over our addictive habits a

Publisher

Harvard University Press

Publication date

2019

Format

Print edition

Pages

400

ISBN

9780674241213