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 | Sacred Gifts, Profane Pleasures: A History of Tobacco and Chocolate in the Atlantic World (1st Edition) by Marcy Norton Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2010 ISBN-10: 0-8014-7632-1 / 0801476321 ISBN-13: 978-0-8014-7632-7 / 9780801476327 Before Columbus's fateful voyage in 1492, no European had ever seen, much less tasted, tobacco or chocolate. Initially dismissed as dry leaves and an odd Indian drink, these two commodities came to conquer Europe on a scale unsurpassed by any other American resource or product. A fascinating story o | |