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Tobacco and Drugs

The debates about smoking may rage on, but tobacco has played a major role in European lifestyles for several hundred years.
Dry Drunk
This site examines the culture which grew up around tobacco, focusing on seventeenth and eighteenth century Europe. The discussion was written to accompany a museum display of contemporary art and print, examples of which are reproduced on the site.
Economic Aspects of Tobacco during the Colonial Period
This essay, hosted by Tobacco.org (who have lost the author's name), examines tobacco's role in both Britain’s colonial expansion, and the Chesapeake colonies gradual economic independence.
Tobacco Timeline - Detailed
A vast timeline by Gene Borio on tobacco, from 1492 until the present day, which covers discovery, social trends, political actions and a good deal more.

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