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TOBACCO CULTURE describes the process of raising a crop of burley from the perspective and experience of the farmers, and documents both present and historical developments in tobacco farming at a time when a way of life stands poised for dramatic change. Here is a remarkable and fascinating portrait of the "heart of the burley belt" in central Kentucky. 40 photos.

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TOBACCO CULTURE describes the process of raising a crop of burley from the perspective and experience of the farmers, and documents both present and historical developments in tobacco farming at a time when a way of life stands poised for dramatic change. Here is a remarkable and fascinating portrait of the "heart of the burley belt" in central Kentucky. 40 photos.
Autorenporträt
John van Willigen is professor of anthropology at the University of Kentucky and the author of many books, including Tobacco Culture: Farming Kentucky's Burley Belt and Food and Everyday Life on Kentucky Family Farms, 1920-1950.