Most stories are categorized as fiction or non-fiction. "ONCE UPON A TIME WHEN TOBACCO WAS GOOD" is neither fiction nor non-fiction. It is both. The methods and techniques of raising tobacco during the 1940's and 1950's are not only extremely interesting but also very factual and educational. The story and its characters are all from the mind and imagination of the writer. However, the majority of the instances described in this fascinating story actually happened. Therefore, names were changed to protect the guilty. Tobacco has not always been a negative word. There was a time in the not so...