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1 online resource (221 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Summary |
We live in an age when the cigarette industry is under almost constant attack. Few weeks pass without yet another report on the hazards of smoking, or news of another anti-cigarette lawsuit, or more restrictions on cigarette sales, advertising, or use. It's somewhat surprising, then, that very little attention has been given to the fact that America has traveled down this road before. Until now, that is. As Cassandra Tate reports in this fascinating work of historical scholarship, between 1890 and 1930, fifteen states enacted laws to ban the sale, manufacture, possession, and/or use of cigare. |
| Contents |
Introduction; 1 Birth of the Coffin Nail; 2 The Clean Life Crusade; 3 The Little White Slaver Goes to War; 4 Milady's Cigarette; 5 The "Triumph" of the Cigarette; Conclusion; Coda; Appendix; Notes; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Smoking -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Smoking. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Antismoking movement -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Antismoking movement. |
| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999 |
| Indexed Term |
Cigarette habit - United States - History - 20th century. |
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Smoking. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
9780195118513 |
| ISBN |
9781602562585 (electronic book) |
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160256258X (electronic book) |
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