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Tobacco History Collection of links to histories. The Price of Coffins: Specious Arguments by Eeminent Doctors against the Dangers of Tobacco Letter to the British medical Journal reviews some tobacco, medical, and public policy history: "good evidence showed that smoking causes lung cancer; the media's response to this information was initially resistant; specious arguments were used to detract from the real issue, which confused the general public and lessened its concern; after 40 years there has been little change in smoking rates." History Net- The History of Tobacco Reprinting of the Tobacco Timeline. The Tobacco Wars Colorful web site provides a capsule history of tobacco, from 1492 to 1988. Where did the tobacco industry as we know it come from, and when and how did the existence of tobacco turn into the selling and promotion of tobacco? This site has answers. Breed's Collection of Tobacco History Sites An annotated bibliography of websites with information on the history of tobacco. George Seldes on Tobacco The scientific studies on the health effects of tobacco go back to 1938, but few papers were running stories about it: their leading advertisers were the tobacco companies. George Seldes (1890-1995) was an exception; a set of his tobacco stories from 1940 to 1950 is reprinted here. Tobacco Ads of the 1940s and 1950s A growing collection of pre-1960's print tobacco marketing. Tobacco War: Inside the California Battles Book on the California tobacco history from the 1970s on. book information, reviews, ordering information. History Today: Smoking Gun Matthew Hilton examines the mystique surrounding tobacco, the history of tobacco industry, government and consumer actions on smoking in the UK. The Tobacco Epidemic: Historical Lessons Essay surveys the history and effects of tobacco use. |
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