1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454343903321

Autore

Grimes William <1784-1865.>

Titolo

Life of William Grimes, the runaway slave [[electronic resource] /] / edited by William L. Andrews and Regina E. Mason

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008

ISBN

1-281-52935-4

9786611529352

0-19-971114-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AndrewsWilliam L. <1946->

MasonRegina E

Disciplina

306.3/62092

B

Soggetti

Slaves - United States

Fugitive slaves - United States

Slaves - Virginia - King George County

African Americans - Connecticut - New Haven

Slaves' writings, American

Electronic books.

King George County (Va.) Biography

New Haven (Conn.) Biography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-145).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave; Chronology; Afterword; Notes

Sommario/riassunto

List of Illustrations. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction by William L. Andrews. Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave. Chronology: the life and times of William Grimes. Afterword by Regina E. Mason



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781093003321

Autore

Snell Clete

Titolo

Peddling poison [[electronic resource] ] : the tobacco industry and kids / / Clete Snell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2005

ISBN

1-282-40452-0

9786612404528

0-313-01413-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (188 p.)

Collana

Criminal justice, delinquency, and corrections, , 1535-0371

Disciplina

362.29/6/08350973

Soggetti

Teenagers - Tobacco use - United States - Prevention

Tobacco use - United States - Prevention

Advertising - Tobacco - United States

Products liability - Tobacco - United States

Tobacco industry - Law and legislation - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-163) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Youth tobacco use: the health effects, trends in smoking rates, and reasons why kids use tobacco -- Marketing tobacco products to youth -- The FDA investigation of Big Tobacco -- Tobacco litigation and the master settlement -- Comprehensive tobacco control programs -- Youth tobacco prevention organizations -- The future of tobacco control.

Sommario/riassunto

Documents the tremendous changes in the last decade in the political and legal landscape of tobacco control and how it impacts youth.