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Ferrell, Ann K., 1972-

Burley Kentucky tobacco in a new century / [electronic resource] : Ann K. Ferrell. - Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2013] - 1 online resource (xv, 307 pages :) illustrations ; - Kentucky remembered : an oral history series .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-294) and index.

Introduction -- Part 1. The Burley Tobacco Crop Year, Then and Now -- Introduction to Part 1 -- Sowing the Seeds and Setting the Tobacco -- The Harvest through Preparation for Market -- Taking Tobacco to Market -- Part 2. The Shifting Meanings of Tobacco -- Introduction to Part 2 -- Tobacco's Move from Self-Evident to Self-Conscious Tradition -- Tobacco under Attack : Hello, "Heritage" -- Part 3. Raising Burley Tobacco in a New Century -- Introduction to Part 3 -- "Now is the good old days" : Burley Tobacco Production and Nostalgia -- "Why can't they just grow something else?" : The Challenges of "Replacing" Burley Tobacco -- Conclusion.

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Social change--Kentucky.
Tobacco--Social aspects--Kentucky.
Oral history--Kentucky.
Tobacco farmers--Kentucky--Biography.
Tobacco farms--Kentucky.
Burley tobacco--History.--Kentucky
Burley tobacco--Kentucky.


Kentucky--Economic conditions.
Kentucky--Social life and customs.


Electronic books.

SB273 / .F47 2013

633.7/109769