Burley [electronic resource] : Kentucky Tobacco in a New Century /
Ferrell, Ann K.,1972-
Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky,
[2013]
Once iconic American symbols, tobacco farms are gradually disappearing. It is difficult for many people to lament the loss of a crop that has come to symbolize addiction, disease, and corporate deception; yet, in Kentucky, the plant has played an important role in economic development and prosperity. Burley tobacco -- a light, air-cured variety used in cigarette production -- has long been the Commonwealth's largest cash crop and an important aspect of regional identity, along with bourbon, bluegrass music, and Thoroughbred horses.In Burley: Kentucky Tobacco in a New Century, Ann K. 
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Once iconic American symbols, tobacco farms are gradually disappearing. It is difficult for many people to lament the loss of a crop that has come to symbolize addiction, disease, and corporate deception; yet, in Kentucky, the plant has played an important role in economic development and prosperity. Burley tobacco -- a light, air-cured variety used in cigarette production -- has long been the Commonwealth's largest cash crop and an important aspect of regional identity, along with bourbon, bluegrass music, and Thoroughbred horses.In Burley: Kentucky Tobacco in a New Century, Ann K. 
Includes bibliographical references 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.
Description based on print version record.
Social change
Tobacco
Oral history
Tobacco farmers
Tobacco farms
Burley tobacco
Burley tobacco