Cigar tobacco runs in the blood of Connecticut River Valley farmers. Delve into the surprising history of the region�s most iconic crop; all the way back to early Native American uses and the boom of the Civil War. Though fashionable in the 1950s; the popularity of cigars declined a decade later; nearly destroying the region�s tobacco industry. A resurgence in the 1990s brought new life to the crop; and the reopening of Cuba in 2015 added a new chapter for cigar tobacco. Brianna Dunlap; director of the Connecticut Valley Tobacco Museum; provides a guide to important tobacco landmarks from East Haddam to Brattleboro; featuring stunning photography from Leonard Hellerman. It is the story of the people�the farmers and field hands�who made tobacco the soul of the valley.
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