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Washington Duke
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Washington Duke left home
to take up tenant farming...
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Duke's First Factory
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The beginning of Washington Duke's rise to prominence in the
tobacco business ...
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The Second Factory
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Washington Duke began the manufacture of
smoking tobacco...
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The Third Factory
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Washington began to concentrate more
heavily on the manufacture of tobacco..
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The Move into Durham
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The beginning
of a large scale tobacco company ...
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A New Product
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A keen rivalry
with W. T. Blackwell and Company a product shift...
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On to American
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Five principal companies
unite to
form the American Tobacco Company. ...
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