Just after the turn of the nineteenth century, we saw the only large-scale agricultural strike in American history and the onslaught of the most violent saga since the Civil War: the Kentucky tobacco wars, a colorful period of our history relatively unknown to most Americans today. We are all too familiar with the contemporary `tobacco wars,` but few people know of the blood that spilled and property destroyed when family farmers took rage over the low prices paid them by the rapidly domineering tobacco conglomerates; evocative of today`s struggles between small farmers and corporate agri-empires. Truly a story that wrestles with what Faulkner called `the human heart in conflict with itself, PRIME LEAF is the multi-generational drama that starts with the gripping murder of Harry Converse just after the Civil War. After witnessing his father`s murder, Boyd Converse comes of age amidst family struggles, ultimately pitting him against his younger brother who joins the Dark Tobacco District Planters` Association in their struggle against Duke Trust. The Possum Hunters (later, NIGHT RIDERS) are born and subsequently ravage the land burning barns and inflicting violence against farmers who refuse to cooperate, Boyd in toe. One night, the NightRiders flog Boyd`s brother and a family drama of epic proportion is set in motion: the conflict of a man defined by his violent actions yet pulled by family loyalty. In the spirit of Robert Penn Warren`s debut novel, NIGHT RIDER, the only other fictional account of this tragic period in American history, PRIME LEAF promises a spellbinding account of the struggle between family, land, and corporate America reminding us just how violent yet redemptive our history can be.
The proliferation of lawsuits against the tobacco industry has had profound implications for American health policy, tort law, civil law, and welfare and social policy. Since the publication of Rabin and Sugarman's Smoking Policy, class action suits, FDA regulation, clean air legislation, health insurance reimbursement, and extensive advertising have brought tobacco to the forefront of national and public policy debates. This collection includes essays by eleven leading public health experts, economists, physicians, political scientists, and lawyers, whose activities encompass Congressional testimonies, Surgeon General's reports on youth smoking, and clinical trials for drugs for smoking cessation. They analyze specific strategies that have been used to influence tobacco use--including taxation, regulation of advertising and promotion, regulation of indoor smoking, control of youth access to cigarettes and other tobacco products, litigation, and subsidies of smoking cessation--and set them against the latest scientific findings about tobacco use and the changing cultural and political setting against which policy decisions are being made.
Includes a separate section on disease management which covers integrated pest management and genetic modification.Table of ContentsIntroduction; The Genus Nicotiana and N. Tabacum, Culture and Types of Tobacco, Diseases and Pathogens of Tobacco; Part 1: Infectious Diseases; Foliar Diseases Caused by Fungi; Blue Mold, Powdery Mildew, Brown Spot, Anthracnose, Frogeye, Target Spot, Gray Mold and Dead-Blossom Leaf Spot, Ragged Leaf Spot, Phyllosticta Leaf Spot, Corynespora Leaf Spot, Curvularia Leaf Spot, Scab, Metallic Mold, Sooty Mold, Rusts; Root and Stem Diseases Caused by Fungi; Black Shank, Pythium Diseases, Black Root Rot, Stem Rot, Sore Shin and Damping-Off, Fusarium Wilt, Verticillium Wilt, Charcoal Rot, Tobacco Stunt, Olpidium Seedling Blight, Collar Rot; Diseases of Cured and Stored Tobacco; Barn Rots, Storage Molds; Foliar Diseases Caused by Bacteria; Wildfire and Angular Leaf Spot; Hollow Stalk, Black Leg, and Barn Rot; Philippine Bacterial Leaf Spot; Leaf Gall or Fasciation; Root Diseases Caused by Bacteria; Bacterial Wilt; Diseases Caused by Mycoplasmalike Organisms; Aster Yellows, Stolbur, and Big Bud; Diseases Caused by Nematodes; Root-Knot Nematodes, Tobacco Cyst Nematodes, Lesion Nematodes, Stem Nematodes, Ectoparasitic Nematodes; Diseases Caused by Viruses; Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Potato Virus Y, Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus, Cucumber Mosaic Virus, Tobacco Etch Virus, Tobacco Vein Mottling Virus, Alfalfa Mosaic Virus, Tobacco Leaf Curl Virus, Other Viruses; Diseases Caused by Parasitic Higher Plants; Broomrape, Witchweed, Dodder; Part 2: Noninfectious and Abiotic Disorders; Nutritional Problems; Deficiencies, Toxicities; Environmental Disorders; Frost and Cold Injury, Drought Spot, Leaf Scald or Sunscald, Lightning Injury, Hail Injury, Drowning; Other Abiotic Disorders; ather Fleck, Frenching, Chemical Injury, False Broomrape; Genetic Abnormalities; Part 3: Approaches for Management of Tobacco Diseases; Integrated Pest Management; Cultural Practices, Host Resistance, Chemical Management, Infestation Level; Genetic Modification; Glossary; Index; Color Plates
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Recently identified as a killer, tobacco has been the focus of health warnings, lawsuits, and political controversy. Yet many Native Americans continue to view tobacco--when used properly--as a life-affirming and sacramental substance that plays a significant role in Native creation myths and religious ceremonies. This definitive work presents the origins, history, and contemporary use (and misuse) of tobacco by Native Americans. It describes wild and domesticated tobacco species and how their cultivation and use may have led to the domestication of corn, potatoes, beans, and other food plants. It also analyzes many North American Indian practices and beliefs, including the concept that tobacco is so powerful and sacred that the spirits themselves are addicted to it. The book presents medical data revealing the increasing rates of commercial tobacco use by Native youth and the rising rates of death among Native American elders from lung cancer, heart disease, and other tobacco-related illnesses. Finally, this volume argues for the preservation of traditional tobacco use in a limited, sacramental manner while criticizing the use of commercial tobacco.
Originally published in 1902. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.
The Tobacco Roots offer solace for those of us who suffer from the human condition. Here you can camp, fish, hike, ride your mule, your horse, your four-wheeler, your motorcycle or your bicycle and you can even bring your dog. There are dirt roads and trails enough for everyone. For those who prefer the road less traveled, there are some trails and random adventures dedicated to you. May you all enjoy an awesome adventure!
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The first comprehensive guide to overcoming addictions by using natural remedies that rebuild health for both body and mind from the inside out. * Covers a full range of natural remedies, including herbs, homeopathy, aromatherapy, flower essence remedies, color therapy, acupressure, and more. * Addresses many different substances, such as caffeine and chocolate, and discusses how the body deals with withdrawal, detoxification, and repatterning. * The natural remedies included in this book can be used in conjunction with conventional therapies. * By well-known author Brigitte Mars, who has 30 years of experience with natural therapies and is the formulator for UniTea Herbs. Addiction is one of the most serious health issues facing our twenty-first century culture. Modern lifestyles encourage us to consume excessive amounts of caffeine and sugar and to unwind from our stressful lives with tobacco or alcohol. Left untreated, some addictions can cause metabolic damage, leading to heart disease, high blood pressure, and immune disorders--as well as causing nutritional deficiencies, fatigue, and depression. Addiction-Free--Naturally offers gentle but effective ways to ease cravings and nourish the body, as well as information on cleansing the body of accumulated toxins and using natural remedies for stress relief. The remedies can be used in conjunction with conventional therapies, such as psychotherapy or Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. The author also offers advice on designing a personal program to break addiction and finding a health care professional or program to offer expert guidance as you walk the road to recovery.
This book provides the first comprehensive history of smokeless tobacco consumption from 1550 through the middle of the 20th century in Europe and North America. Focusing throughout on the individual consumer of tobacco, author Jan Rogonzinski presents and analyzes consumption data and summarizes the economic and other factors that have affected consumer choices. Of particular significance is a chapter on the governmental regulation of the marketing of tobacco that indicates an economic linkage between the new and the old worlds in the use of state-granted monopolies to market tobacco in Europe.
