Tobacco: A Reference Handbook

by Harold V. Cordry

Tobacco addresses the many interrelated controversies surrounding the historical and current use of tobacco and presents a clear, objective, and thorough treatment of this contentious public health and legal issue.

The American Indians valued tobacco as a wonder drug. When Rodrigo de Jerez, who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his maiden voyage of 1492, returned to Spain with tobacco, he was accused of associating with Satan...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874369673
• ISBN13: 9780874369670
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 419 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.7"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher