North Carolina Collection: Tobacco History

Jerome Brooks presents a concise history of tobacco from the days of Sir Walter Raleigh when the plant was considered a novelty, to cultivation for export in the colonial period, to cultivation for domestic use during the antebellum period, to the manufacturing of tobacco products in the late nineteenth century, to the industrialization and commercialization of tobacco in the twentieth century. Fifteen illustrations enhance the text.

This paperback book traces the development of the state agency responsible for North Carolina's highways from its beginnings in 1915 as the North Carolina State Highway Commission through the first years of the twenty-first century. One chapter is devoted to other forms of transportation, such as the state's ferry, bicycle, and rail programs. The author identifies many of the leaders, both political and professional, who helped to create North Carolina's entire transportation network.

In this corporate history of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Nannie M. Tilley recounts the story of Richard Joshua Reynolds and the vast R. J. Reynolds tobacco complex with precision and drama.