LEADER 03983nam 2200625 450 001 9910788041303321 005 20230803200044.0 010 $a0-8265-0362-4 010 $a0-8265-2034-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000582868 035 $a(EBL)1953130 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1953130 035 $a(OCoLC)897814855 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse35384 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1953130 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10996515 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL672447 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000582868 100 $a20150107h20142015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe golden leaf $ehow tobacco shaped Cuba and the Atlantic world /$fCharlotte A. Cosner, Ph.D 210 1$aNashville, Tennessee :$cVanderbilt University Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (225 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8265-2032-4 311 $a1-322-41165-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. "The consumption...is excessive"; 2. "Learnt by observation and experience"; 3. "One of the good growers"; 4. "A matter of chief importance"; 5. "Apply all of your attention to the laws"; 6. "I work with all my might to eradicate the evil"; 7. "Shipments of Havana tobacco not arriving due to the present war"; Epilogue; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $a""Tobacco is one of Cuba's best known commodities, yet its history has been clouded in myth and misconception. This work addresses the ways in which tobacco shaped Cuba and the Atlantic world in terms of culture, society, governmental control, and economics"--Provided by publisher"--$cProvided by publisher. 330 $a"Through the rise and fall of empires, ideologies, and economies, tobacco grown on the tiny island of Cuba has remained an enduring symbol of pleasure and extravagance. Cultivated as one of the first reliable commodities for those inhabitants who remained after conquistadors moved on in search of a mythical wellspring of gold, tobacco quickly became crucial to the support of the swelling Spanish Empire in the 17th seventeenth and 18th eighteenth centuries. Eventually, however, tobacco became one of the final stabilizing forces in the empire, and it ultimately proved more resilient than the best laid plans of kings and queens. Tobacco, and those whose livelihoods depended on it, shrugged off the Empire's collapse and pressed on into the 20th century as an economic force any state or political power must reckon with. Cosner explores the history of this golden leaf through the personal narratives of farmers, bureaucrats, and laborers, all struggling to build an independent and lucrative economic engine. Through conquest, rebellion, colonial and imperial schemes, and the eventual Communist revolution, Cuban tobacco and cigars became a luxury item that commanded commanded loyalty that defied mere borders or embargoes. Ultimately, The Golden Leaf is a story of two carefully cultivated products: Cuban tobacco, and its lofty reputation"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aTobacco$zCuba$xHistory 606 $aTobacco$zAmerica$xHistory 606 $aTobacco industry$zCuba$xHistory 606 $aTobacco industry$zAmerica$xHistory 607 $aCuba$xHistory$y18th century 607 $aCuba$xHistory$y19th century 615 0$aTobacco$xHistory. 615 0$aTobacco$xHistory. 615 0$aTobacco industry$xHistory. 615 0$aTobacco industry$xHistory. 676 $a338.4/76797097291 686 $aHIS041010$aBUS023000$2bisacsh 700 $aCosner$b Charlotte$f1969-$01553798 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910788041303321 996 $aThe golden leaf$93814596 997 $aUNINA