{"product_id":"the-smoke-of-the-gods-eric-burns-9781592134809","title":"The Smoke of the Gods: A Social History of Tobacco","description":"Fox News Watch host Eric Burns, who chronicled the social history of alcohol in \"The Spirits of America \"turns to tobacco in \"The Smoke of the Gods.\" Ranging from ancient times to the present day, \"The Smoke of the Gods\" is a lively history of tobacco, especially in the United States. Although tobacco use is controversial in the U.S. today, Burns reminds us that this was not always the case. For centuries tobacco was generally thought to have medicinal and even spiritual value. Most of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were tobacco users or growers, or both. According to Burns, tobacco changed the very course of U.S. history, because its discovery caused the British to support Jamestown, its struggling New World colony. An entertaining and informative look at a subject that makes daily news headlines, \"The Smoke of the Gods\" is a history that is, well, quite addictive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Burns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1592134807\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781592134809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.24w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/26\/2006 pg. 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2006 pg. 159\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2006 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2007 pg. 1 - Outstanding","brand":"Eric Burns","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44716448809215,"sku":"9781592134809","price":41.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8d283290-34de-4256-b7c8-66f935ab926e.jpg?v=1705682387","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-smoke-of-the-gods-eric-burns-9781592134809","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}