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We live in an age when the cigarette industry is under almost constant attack. Few weeks pass without yet another report on the hazards of smoking, or news of another anti-cigarette lawsuit, or more restrictions on cigarette sales, advertising, or use. It's somewhat surprising, then, that very little attention has been given to the fact that America has traveled down this road before. Until now, that is. As Cassandra Tate reports in this fascinating work of historical scholarship, between 1890 and 1930, fifteen states enacted laws to ban the sale, manufacture, possession, and/or use of cigare No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)362.29Social sciences Social problems and services; associations Social problems of & services to groups of people Mentally ill Substance abuseLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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