Remembering North Carolina Tobacco
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, History, Biography & Memoir, Business, Business & Finance, Industries & Professions, Industries
| Author: | Billy Yeargin | ISBN: | 9781625843739 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | April 1, 2008 |
| Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Billy Yeargin |
| ISBN: | 9781625843739 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | April 1, 2008 |
| Imprint: | The History Press |
| Language: | English |
When early settlers struggled to grow anything at all in North Carolina�s sandy soil, tobacco was a boon. The lives of many North Carolinians continue to revolve around the growth cycle of the tobacco plant, from laying-by to cropping and curing. In this collection of nostalgic memories, Yeargin and others reminisce about the frustrations of slugs and tar, the cropping of dew-drenched leaves, the aching beauty of a tobacco bloom and the ultimate connection of man with earth�a connection that is slowly fading with each new generation.
When early settlers struggled to grow anything at all in North Carolina�s sandy soil, tobacco was a boon. The lives of many North Carolinians continue to revolve around the growth cycle of the tobacco plant, from laying-by to cropping and curing. In this collection of nostalgic memories, Yeargin and others reminisce about the frustrations of slugs and tar, the cropping of dew-drenched leaves, the aching beauty of a tobacco bloom and the ultimate connection of man with earth�a connection that is slowly fading with each new generation.
