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The Cigarette Century
2007-04-07T23:03:07-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYmNmXC8xOTcyODctbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Allan Brandt talked about his book, The Cigarette Century: The Rise, Fall, and Deadly Persistence of the Product that Defined America, published by Basic Books. He described the life of the cigarette, a product that throughout its history has gained great social and political presence. From the fields of agriculture, medicine, and mass marketing to the halls of Congress the cigarette has become a greatly debated part of the lives of smokers and non-smokers alike. He showed slides of charts and photographs from his book. After his presentation he responded to audience members' questions.
Allan Brandt talked about his book, The Cigarette Century: The Rise, Fall, and Deadly Persistence of the Product that Defined America,…
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Allan Brandt talked about his book, The Cigarette Century: The Rise, Fall, and Deadly Persistence of the Product that Defined America, published by Basic Books. He described the life of the cigarette, a product that throughout its history has gained great social and political presence. From the fields of agriculture, medicine, and mass marketing to the halls of Congress the cigarette has become a greatly debated part of the lives of smokers and non-smokers alike. He showed slides of charts and photographs from his book. After his presentation he responded to audience members' questions. close
Allan Brandt talked about his book, The Cigarette Century: The Rise, Fall, and Deadly Persistence of the Product that Defined America,… read more
Allan Brandt talked about his book, The Cigarette Century: The Rise, Fall, and Deadly Persistence of the Product that Defined America, published by Basic Books. He described the life of the cigarette, a product that throughout its history has gained great social and political presence. From the fields of agriculture, medicine, and mass marketing to the halls of Congress the cigarette has become a greatly debated part of the lives of smokers and non-smokers alike. He showed slides of charts and photographs from his book. After his presentation he responded to audience members' questions. close
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