Tobacco Culture By T. H. Breen: Chapter Summary
T.H. Breen focuses on the conditions of tobacco growth and the strain it put on tobacco farmers in the mid eighteenth century. Tobacco Culture oversees the mental world of farmers in the tidewater area over the eighteenth century. T.H. Breen does not focus on the analysis of the tobacco farmer’s philosophical ideas or political views. (Preface xxv) To be more precise T. H. Breen concentrates on the farmers’ daily planting cycle, the psychology of their planting style, and a political ideology. The author gives the readers a look on how the tobacco planters observed their agricultural and economic adjustments during the American Revolution. He also presents why tidewater farmers supported such a radical view of republicanism. T.H. Breen
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Breen notes most farmers were too engaged in the commerce and their relationships with British dealers they are indebted to, that they did not attempt to learn how the international trade of tobacco worked. The author continues to state that as the owners of the tobacco fields were able to make enough currency to pay their worker and their own pleasures then they were content. What T.H. Breen tries to hint at in this passage is that the colonies, before the revolution were not seeking to break their ties with Britain and venture out with other countries (pp.116). The author also makes a statement that his source may have exaggerated that those of the Virginia colonies contentment with their payment and crop revenue. Which could prove to some that T.H. Breen has false information in his research. If the author has false or exaggerated this fact about the wealthy tobacco farmers being content with their payments, what is stopping the author from having other exaggerated or false details throughout the book. Although, T.H Breen always does give the credit where credit is due in his research throughout the book. One would assume with T.H. Breen always credited his sources but whether or not they were fully accountable sources could be up for debate by
Breen notes most farmers were too engaged in the commerce and their relationships with British dealers they are indebted to, that they did not attempt to learn how the international trade of tobacco worked. The author continues to state that as the owners of the tobacco fields were able to make enough currency to pay their worker and their own pleasures then they were content. What T.H. Breen tries to hint at in this passage is that the colonies, before the revolution were not seeking to break their ties with Britain and venture out with other countries (pp.116). The author also makes a statement that his source may have exaggerated that those of the Virginia colonies contentment with their payment and crop revenue. Which could prove to some that T.H. Breen has false information in his research. If the author has false or exaggerated this fact about the wealthy tobacco farmers being content with their payments, what is stopping the author from having other exaggerated or false details throughout the book. Although, T.H Breen always does give the credit where credit is due in his research throughout the book. One would assume with T.H. Breen always credited his sources but whether or not they were fully accountable sources could be up for debate by