Golden holocaust: origins of the cigarette catastrophe and the case for abolition

Part One. The triumph of the cigarette: 1. The flue-curing revolution

2. Matches and mechanization

3. War likes tobacco, tobacco likes war

4. Taxation : The second addiction

5. Marketing genius unleashed

6. Sponsoring sports to sell smoke

7. Parties, the arts, and extreme expeditions

8. Clouding the web : Tobacco 2.0

Part two. Discovering the cancer hazard: 9. Early experimental carcinogenesis

10. Roffo's foray and the Nazi response

11. "Sold American": Tobacco-friendly research at the Medical College of Virginia

12. A most feared document : Claude E. Teague's 1953 "Survey of cancer research"

13. "Silent collaborators" : Clandestine cancer research financed by tobacco via the Damon Runyon Fund

14. Ecusta's experiments

15.Consensus, Hubris, and duplicity

Part three. Conspiracy on a grand scale: 16. The Council for tobacco research : Distraction research, decoy research, filibuster research

17. Agnotology in action

18. Measuring ignorance : The impact of industry disinformation on popular knowledge of tobacco hazards

19. Filter flimflam

20. The grand fraud of ventilation

21. Crack nicotine : Freebasing to augment a cigarette's "Kick"

22. The "light cigarette" scam

23. Penetrating the universities

24. Historians join the conspiracy

Part four. Radiant filth and redemption: 25. What's actually in your cigarette?

26. Radioactivity in cigarette smoke : "Three mile Marlboro" and the sleeping giant

27. The odd business of butts

and the global warming wild card

28. "Safer" cigarettes?

29. Globalizing death

30. What must be done.

Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Prologue; Introduction: Who Knew What and When?; Part One. The Triumph of the Cigarette; 1. The Flue-Curing Revolution; 2. Matches and Mechanization; 3. War Likes Tobacco, Tobacco Likes War; 4. Taxation: The Second Addiction; 5. Marketing Genius Unleashed; 6. Sponsoring Sports to Sell Smoke; 7. Parties, the Arts, and Extreme Expeditions; 8. Clouding the Web: Tobacco 2.0; Part Two. Discovering the Cancer Hazard; 9. Early Experimental Carcinogenesis; 10. Roffo's Foray and the Nazi Response.

11. "Sold American": Tobacco-Friendly Research at the Medical College of Virginia12. A Most Feared Document: Claude E. Teague's 1953 "Survey of Cancer Research"; 13. "Silent Collaborators": Clandestine Cancer Research Financed by Tobacco via the Damon Runyon Fund; 14. Ecusta's Experiments; 15. Consensus, Hubris, and Duplicity; Part Three. Conspiracy on a Grand Scale; 16. The Council for Tobacco Research: Distraction Research, Decoy Research, Filibuster Research; 17. Agnotology in Action; 18. Measuring Ignorance: The Impact of Industry Disinformation on Popular Knowledge of Tobacco Hazards.

19. Filter Flimflam20. The Grand Fraud of Ventilation; 21. Crack Nicotine: Freebasing to Augment a Cigarette's "Kick"; 22. The "Light Cigarette" Scam; 23. Penetrating the Universities; 24. Historians Join the Conspiracy; Part Four. Radiant Filth and Redemption; 25. What's Actually in Your Cigarette?; 26. Radioactivity in Cigarette Smoke: "Three Mile Marlboro" and the Sleeping Giant; 27. The Odd Business of Butts

and the Global Warming Wild Card; 28. "Safer" Cigarettes?; 29. Globalizing Death; 30. What Must Be Done; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Lexicon of Tobacco Industry Jargon.

Timeline of Global Tobacco Mergers and AcquisitionsTimeline of Tobacco Industry Diversification into Candy, Food, Alcohol, and Other Products; Acknowledgments; Index.