Tobacco Goes to War
Tobacco Goes to War
This chapter examines the impact of the Civil War on tobacco agriculture and manufacturing. While the Civil War neither doomed bright tobacco nor ensured that it would become the dominant form of regional agriculture, it did accentuate antebellum cultivation and marketing practices. The war helped build the reputation of bright tobacco and expanded the market for bright leaf products by creating severe competition among the South's tobacco producers, a competition that favored tobacco of the best quality.
Keywords: tobacco farming, agriculture, tobacco cultivation, Civil War, bright tobacco
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