Sacred Gifts, Profane Pleasures: A History of Tobacco and Chocolate in the Atlantic World

Sacred Gifts, Profane Pleasures: A History of Tobacco and Chocolate in the Atlantic World

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Author/Contributor(s): Norton, Marcy
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Date: 01/07/2010
Binding: Paperback
Condition: NEW

Before Columbus's fateful voyage in 1492, no European had ever seen, much less tasted, tobacco or chocolate. Initially dismissed as dry leaves and an odd Indian drink, these two commodities came to conquer Europe. This book explores that process.