Burley : Kentucky tobacco in a new century / Ann K. Ferrell.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ferrell, Ann K., 1972-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2013]
Series:Kentucky remembered.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part 1. The Burley Tobacco Crop Year, Then and Now
  • Introduction to Part 1
  • Sowing the Seeds and Setting the Tobacco
  • The Harvest through Preparation for Market
  • Taking Tobacco to Market
  • Part 2. The Shifting Meanings of Tobacco
  • Introduction to Part 2
  • Tobacco's Move from Self-Evident to Self-Conscious Tradition
  • Tobacco under Attack : Hello, "Heritage"
  • Part 3. Raising Burley Tobacco in a New Century
  • Introduction to Part 3
  • "Now is the good old days" : Burley Tobacco Production and Nostalgia
  • "Why can't they just grow something else?" : The Challenges of "Replacing" Burley Tobacco
  • Conclusion.