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Nicotiana Brittanica – The Cotswolds’ Illicit Tobacco Cultivation In The 17th Century
£1.50
Four centuries ago a group of farmers from the West Of England decided to see if they could make a living for themselves by growing tobacco.
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Four centuries ago a group of farmers from the West Of England decided to see if they could make a living for themselves by growing tobacco. This put them at odds with the English state and its imperial ambition to build a merchantile economy driven by indentured and slave labour. This is their story of resistance. Fair-trade home-grown tobacco? Put that in yer pipe and smoke it! By By Will Simpson & Jim McNeill
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Weight | 0.100000 kg |
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