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Lädt ... Tobacco: A Cultural History of How an Exotic Plant Seduced Civilization (2001)von Iain Gately
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When, in 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on a small island he believed to be China, he was met by representatives of the local tribe who offered him gifts of bread, fruit and dried leaves. He threw the leaves into the sea, but Columbus and his crew did not remain ignorant of these leaves'powers or purpose for long. In Africa tobacco was received as spiritual inspiration, the French effused over its beneficial properties, while those Reeking Gallants of England and Elizabethan society set about advertising it as the perfect medicine, capable of curing a number of illnesses, and so the weed made its way into the palaces of Europe. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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