Tobacco History Links

John Rolfe Informational Page
http://www.apva.org/history/jrolfe.html

    Information on the life of Virginia tobacco "founder" John Rolfe.

Tobacco Timeline
http://www.tobacco.org/History/Tobacco_History.html

    An INCREDIBLY detailed history of tobacco, starting in 6000 BCE and separated into eras.

A Brief History of Tobacco
http://www.cnn.com/US/9705/tobacco/history/

    General history of tobacco, in prose form.  Focus is on legislative aspects.

Brief History of Tobacco Use and Abuse
http://www.wramc.amedd.army.mil/education/tobaccohistory.htm

    Tobacco history, divided into centuries.  Focus is on abuse and health issues.  (Patient info page for Walter Reed Army Medical Center.)

History of Tobacco
http://www.bu.edu/cohis/smoking/about/history.htm

    Tobacco history, divided into eras.

Economic Aspects of Tobacco during the Colonial Period 1612 -1776
http://www.tobacco.org/History/colonialtobacco.html

    A prose tobacco history with focus on economics.

History of Tobacco Regulation
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/LIBRARY/studies/nc/nc2b.htm

    Lengthy history of tobacco, with focus on legislation/regulation.