The archaeology of smoking and tobacco / Georgia L. Fox ; foreword by Michael S. Nassaney.

This book discusses how historical archaeology is well positioned to explore the role that tobacco and smoking played in the formation of American identities and cultural practices over a span of three centuries.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fox, Georgia Lynne, 1954- (Author)
Other Authors: Nassaney, Michael S.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2015]
Series:American experience in archaeological perspective.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Theoretical approaches to studying tobacco and smoking in historical archaeology
  • That loathsome weed: the adoption of tobacco and smoking
  • The practice and material culture of smoking
  • Tobacco: the North American experience
  • A pipe-lover's dream: Port Royal, Jamaica, and early tobacco use in British America
  • Conclusion.