Tobacco Culture: Farming Kentucky's Burley Belt

by Susan C Eastwood, John van Willigen, Susan C. Eastwood

Book Overview

Whereas most crops drive farmers apart as they compete for the best prices, the price controls on tobacco bring growers together. The result is a culture unlike any other in America, one often forgotten or overlooked as federal and state governments fight over the spoils of the tobacco settlement. Tobacco Culture describes the process of raising a crop of burley from the perspective and experience of the farmers themselves. It documents both present...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813120667
• ISBN13: 9780813120669
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 213 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.9"