Iain Gately, a British author, Cambridge scholar, and cigar smoker, has written a fascinating cultural history of tobacco use. In Tobacco: A Cultural History of How an Exotic Plant Seduced ...

Black tobacco farmers fight to preserve a legacy despite hardship and systemic injustice. This episode explores the rich yet challenging history of Black tobacco farmers in Virginia. From the earliest ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Tom Lee doesn’t want the Mountain Empire’s tobacco history to go up in smoke. For the History Harvest, individuals and families (currently or previously involved in tobacco ...

With cultivation dating back thousands of years, tobacco was an important crop for various Native American nations in North America. Evidence that the Maya in what is now Mexico grew tobacco dates to ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Montgomery County area is famous for its tobacco. Its history growing dark-fired tobacco took root generations ago. Today, American Snuff Co. employs hundreds at ...

WILSON, N.C. (WNCT) — For 25 years Ann Baker took photos of tobacco barns while out riding in the car with her husband. “Well, we used to get out and ride. After Rufus retired and I retired, we’d just ...