The first comprehensive history of Bright Leaf tobacco culture of any state to appear in fifty years, this book explores tobacco's influence in South Carolina from its beginnings in the colonial period to its heyday at the turn of the century, the impact of the Depression, the New Deal, and World War II, and on to present-day controversies about health risks due to smoking.The book examines the tobacco growers' struggle against the monopolistic practices of manufacturers, explains ...

In this volume, a group of distinguished international scholars provides a fresh investigation of the most fundamental issues involved in our dependence on natural resources. In Scarcity and Growth (RFF, 1963) and Scarcity and Growth Reconsidered (RFF, 1979), researchers considered the long-term implications of resource scarcity for economic growth and human well-being. Scarcity and Growth Revisited examines these implications with 25 years of new learning and experience. It finds that con...

Star Warriors - Spaceboy Mars is a Sci-Fi adventure book that explores space in 3050AD, a boys rescue from a far away Solar System. Who is the boy and where has he come from?Read the full instalment of the novel in these gripping ebooks:Book 1 - Spaceboy MarsBook 2 - Space RecallBook 3 - Space RefugeesBook 4 - New WorldBook 5 - The Uprising

Space Recall is book 2 of the Star Warriors Sci-Fi adventure book series. Mars Magellan is caught up in the Inter Galactic Exploration's decision to recall personnel from all corners of the universe. The closure of space station Maverick does not go according to plan when a new commander arrives to plunge the mission into chaos.Read the full instalment of the novel in these gripping ebooks: Book 1 - Spaceboy Mars, Book 2 - Space Recall, Book 3 - Space Refugees, Book 4 - New World, B...

Space Refugees is book 3 of the Star Warriors Sci-Fi adventure book series. Mars Magellan finds himself and his companions at the end of rough tactics that are designed to eliminate any evidence of his existence on the space-station Maverick. As a result of this unwanted attention, they leave behind their past careers in space exploration and find themselves looking for a new world to call home.Read the full instalment of the novel in these gripping ebooks: Book 1 - Spaceboy Mars, B...

New World is book 4 of the Star Warriors Sci-Fi adventure book series. Mars Magellan explores a new world in 3050AD, as he and his companions finds a new planet to live on. His travels take him on a journey where he begins to find out about his past life and his destiny.Read the full instalment of the novel in these gripping ebooks: Book 1 - Spaceboy Mars, Book 2 - Space Recall, Book 3 - Space Refugees, Book 4 - New World, Book 5 - The Uprising

After decades of war and insurgency, the Israeli/Palestinian conflict puts two good men from opposing sides at odds with each other. They both yearn for the best for their people and eventual peace. Overcoming initial mistrust, resentment, and myopic views, they realize they; like most of their people, just want to live in a peaceful land with respect and dignity. Major David Regev is a decorated Israeli commando who has spent years infiltrating enemy cells and assassinating individuals de...

Master storyteller Robert P. Simpson will regale you with fifty-five tales of family, friendship and love. He will remind you of the miracle of a baby's birth through the eyes of an adoring first-time father and the joy of teaching a child to ride a bicycle for the first time without training wheels. His tributes to his departed mom, dad and friends will bring you to tears as he remembers lessons learned and love shared. But those tears will turn to laughter as he describes phone calls wit...

In Freedom Cities VS. Hera (A 2008 Law), Robert Simpson continues the examination of the forces reshaping America's most fragile region. In this volume, Simpson delivers a clear, data-driven narrative that connects housing scarcity, water insecurity, federal land policy, seismic vulnerability, and the political machinery of the American West into one coherent argument.Drawing on the failures exposed by the 2025 Los Angeles fires and the deepening structural threats posed by drought...

These poems began fifty-one years ago when the author began to capture his feelings and life’s events. About thirty years ago he stopped writing and put them aside to pursue his career as an attorney.Originally everything was handwritten – often on scraps of paper stuffed into envelopes, book jackets, photo albums or some other convenient storage hole. Every so often, the browning paper and fading ink were revisited. Surprisingly, the scraps managed to survive despite the passage o...

Are you confused and irritated about the Legal System?Do you feel the Politicians' make too much money from special interest groups? Are you watching our Rights being "subverted into privileges. This book is a true account of what took place from the years 1983 2001 and the "Laws that were violated by State and County Officials" under the "Color of Law" and "Insider Trading" during the Enron Investigation.As Americans we believe it is our duty to "protect our Country from invaders,...

This book was written on behalf of Robert Charles Simpson who was falsely accused of crimes that he never did commit. All charges and court cases brought against him were "politically motivated" by Liars, Cheats, and Thieves. This book sets out to prove that America is Dead and the Corporate Government has insidiously taken over by making ALL Americans Corporate entities.