Ashes to Ashes: America's Hundred-Year Cigarette War, the Public Health, and the Unabashed Triumph of Philip Morris | Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

Chapter 1: Adoring the Devil's Breath Abstract

* Columbus noted the natives' use of tobacco, by chewing or smoking, and discovered the addictiveness of its use in his own men.
* Early traders quickly found a market for tobacco when higher class Europeans brought it into popular use; some authorities tried banning it, which...
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