Project Gutenberg 2008-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 220 Herndon, G. Melvin Herndon, George Melvin Herndon, Melvin Tobacco in Colonial Virginia "The Sovereign Remedy" Reading ease score: 56.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. E-text prepared by Mark C. Orton and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) "Tobacco in Colonial Virginia" by G. Melvin Herndon is a historical account written in the late 20th century. This work delves into the pivotal role of tobacco cultivation and trade in shaping the economic and social landscape of Virginia from the early days of the Jamestown settlement. It focuses on key figures such as John Rolfe, who famously introduced tobacco cultivation to the English colonists, and examines the rise and expansion of the tobacco industry as a significant staple crop in the colony. The opening of the book provides a nuanced introduction to the history of tobacco in Virginia, tracing its origins from initial importation in England to its establishment as a cash crop in the colonies. It discusses early interactions with Indigenous peoples, specifically noting the cultivation practices they employed, and highlights John Rolfe’s successful experiment with Spanish tobacco seeds, which led to significant growth in Virginia's tobacco production. The narrative sets the context for the subsequent chapters by outlining the initial challenges colonists faced and their adaptation methods that helped transform tobacco into Virginia’s "sovereign remedy," underscoring its profound impact on the colony's development. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Tobacco -- Virginia -- History Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 F206 SB Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 165057 162479 2024-10-11T13:06:38.832906 2023-09-12T05:51:09.156575 text/html text/html 159903 2008-11-01T17:40:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 430541 2021-01-04T07:52:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 568827 2024-10-11T13:06:46.493840 application/epub+zip 569094 2024-10-11T13:06:42.537875 application/epub+zip 117388 2024-10-11T13:06:41.019859 application/epub+zip 683283 2024-10-11T13:06:49.000838 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 673506 2024-10-11T13:06:45.525823 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211022 2022-09-12T12:52:10.367275 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127350 127249 2024-10-11T13:06:37.943867 2023-09-12T05:51:08.473567 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 127093 2021-01-04T07:52:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 45384 2021-01-04T07:52:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 127102 2021-01-04T07:52:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45378 2021-01-04T07:52:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21421 2024-10-11T13:06:49.138812 application/rdf+xml 12635 2024-10-11T13:06:41.616840 image/jpeg 3014 2024-10-11T13:06:41.305844 image/jpeg 506071 2024-10-11T13:06:38.864867 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog