The golden leaf : how tobacco shaped Cuba and the Atlantic world /

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"Through the rise and fall of empires, ideologies, and economies, tobacco grown on the tiny island of Cuba has remained an enduring symbol of pleasure and extravagance. Cultivated as one of the first reliable commodities for those inhabitants who remained after conquistadors moved on in search...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cosner, Charlotte, 1969-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, [2014]
Temas:
1700-1899
Tobacco > Cuba > History.
Tobacco > America > History.
Tobacco industry > Cuba > History.
Tobacco industry > America > History.
Tabac > Cuba > Histoire.
Tabac > Amérique > Histoire.
Tabac > Industrie > Cuba > Histoire.
Tabac > Industrie > Amérique > Histoire.
HISTORY > Caribbean & West Indies > Cuba.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Tobacco
Tobacco industry
Cuba > History > 18th century.
Cuba > History > 19th century.
Cuba > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Cuba > Histoire > 19e siècle.
America
Cuba
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. "The consumption ... is excessive"; 2. "Learnt by observation and experience"; 3. "One of the good growers"; 4. "A matter of chief importance"; 5. "Apply all of your attention to the laws"; 6. "I work with all my might to eradicate the evil"; 7. "Shipments of Havana tobacco not arriving due to the present war"; Epilogue; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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