Tag "tobacco"
By Editor August 14, 2026

Colloq with Thiago Krause - ONLINE

“Substitution and Survival: Brazilian Sugar and Tobacco in European Markets, 1690–1763” A colloq with Thiago Krause (Wayne State University). Please note that all colloquia papers are pre-circulated. Please register via the link below to receive a copy. Between 1690 and 1763, Brazilian sugar and Bahian black-roll tobacco followed sharply different paths through European markets. French Caribbean sugar became… Read More

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By Melissa Morris August 24, 2016

Hogshead Revisited: a short-term fellowship report from Melissa Morris

In today’s post, Omohundro Institute short-term fellow Melissa Morris (Columbia University), details how she used her time in Williamsburg and what she found out about the tobacco industry in early America. by Melissa Morris A hogshead. Photo taken by Melissa Morris in Colonial Williamsburg. For the last two months I have researched my… Read More

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