{"product_id":"long-green-the-rise-and-fall-of-tobacco-in-south-carolina-paperback","title":"Long Green: The Rise and Fall of Tobacco in South Carolina - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEldred E. Prince\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert R. Simpson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first comprehensive history of Bright Leaf tobacco culture of any state to appear in fifty years, this book explores tobacco's influence in South Carolina from its beginnings in the colonial period to its heyday at the turn of the century, the impact of the Depression, the New Deal, and World War II, and on to present-day controversies about health risks due to smoking. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book examines the tobacco growers' struggle against the monopolistic practices of manufacturers, explains the failures of the cooperative reform movement and the Hoover administration's farm policies, and describes how Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal rescued southern agriculture from the Depression and forged a lasting and successful partnership between tobacco farmers and government. The technological revolutions of the post-World War II era and subsequent tobacco economy hardships due to increasingly negative public perception of tobacco use are also highlighted.The book details the roles and motives of key individuals in the development of tobacco culture, including firsthand experiences related by farmers and warehousemen, and offers informed speculations on the future of tobacco culture. \u003ci\u003eLong Green\u003c\/i\u003e allows readers to better understand the full significance of this cash crop in the history and economy of South Carolina and the American South.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEldred E. Prince Jr. (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ELDRED E. PRINCE JR. is a professor of history at Coastal Carolina University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert R. Simpson (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ROBERT R. SIMPSON was a professor of history at Coker College and director of the Pee Dee Heritage Foundation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47450153255090,"sku":"9780820344478","price":59.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/1509e03a556e857b18427fdd72738c91.webp?v=1778781771","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/long-green-the-rise-and-fall-of-tobacco-in-south-carolina-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}