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Edward Vincent Heward, St. Nicotine of the Peace Pipe (1909) is the only book solely and wholly about pipes and tobacco. Lous Seig, Tobacco, Peace Pipes, and Indians (1971) examines the many ceremonial uses of tobacco among the native peoples of North America. As to other books with the title peace pipe or pipe of peace, there are, literally, several shelf’s-worth by authors of both non-fiction and fiction who have chosen these words for the title for different reasons and for different subject matter. A book titled peace pipes could be about theater organs or bagpipes or, for example, Penn Rabb, Tomahawk and Peace Pipe, the history of the 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. Suffice to say, lots of books bear either title, from the first, Vitulus, A Light for the Pipe of Peace. A Word to John Bull from One of His Calves (c. 1750) to the most recent, Patrick Dearan, Comanche Peace Pipe. The Old West Adventures of Fish Rawlings (2023). Two book titles intrigued me. Roz Weaver’s Smoke the Peace Pipe (2020) is a metaphor for coming to terms with her trauma. Steven Andree’s The Peace Pipe (2022) retells the history of the human race with integrated references to Chinese characters, Middle Eastern culture, the Garden of Eden, and biblical narratives. And, having mentioned biblical narratives, I add the title of Chapter 11 of Alexei Bodrov and Stephen M. Garrett (eds.), Theology and the Political. Theo-political Reflections on Contemporary Politics in Ecumenical Conversation (2021), “The Prince of Peace Smokes a Peace Pipe: A Church Response to the Challenge of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission.” The savior as smoker? | Edward Vincent Heward, ''St. Nicotine of the Peace Pipe'' (1909) is the only book solely and wholly about pipes and tobacco. Lous Seig, ''Tobacco, Peace Pipes, and Indians'' (1971) examines the many ceremonial uses of tobacco among the native peoples of North America. As to other books with the title peace pipe or pipe of peace, there are, literally, several shelf’s-worth by authors of both non-fiction and fiction who have chosen these words for the title for different reasons and for different subject matter. A book titled peace pipes could be about theater organs or bagpipes or, for example, Penn Rabb, ''Tomahawk and Peace Pipe'', the history of the 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. Suffice to say, lots of books bear either title, from the first, Vitulus, ''A Light for the Pipe of Peace''. A Word to ''John Bull from One of His Calves'' (c. 1750) to the most recent, Patrick Dearan, ''Comanche Peace Pipe. The Old West Adventures of Fish Rawlings'' (2023). Two book titles intrigued me. Roz Weaver’s ''Smoke the Peace Pipe'' (2020) is a metaphor for coming to terms with her trauma. Steven Andree’s ''The Peace Pipe'' (2022) retells the history of the human race with integrated references to Chinese characters, Middle Eastern culture, the Garden of Eden, and biblical narratives. And, having mentioned biblical narratives, I add the title of Chapter 11 of Alexei Bodrov and Stephen M. Garrett (eds.), ''Theology and the Political. Theo-political Reflections on Contemporary Politics in Ecumenical Conversation'' (2021), “The Prince of Peace Smokes a Peace Pipe: A Church Response to the Challenge of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission.” The savior as smoker? | ||
And periodicals. The Westerner Company introduced ''The Peace Pipe Magazine of Cheerful Spirit and Gentle Nature'' beginning in 1910; it was described as a miniature magazine of gentle nature and cheerful spirit. ''Peace Pipe Aficionado'' was a recent, short-lived pseudo-magazine for Native Americans who enjoyed smoking peace pipes. | |||
“The bookseller was smoking the peace pipe, sitting on the complete works of Jules Romains, who designed them for that purpose. He had a very pretty briar peace pipe, which he filled with olive tree leaves. He also had next to him a bowl to spit in, and a moist towel to cool his forehead and a bottle of Ricqlès mint alcohol to strengthen the effect of the peace pipe” (Boris Vian, Foam of the Daze, 2003). Briar peace pipe? And this from a misguided youth: | One can find either term employed in unusual ways. Helen Wells, “How Bunny Smoked the Peace-Pipe” appeared in ''Little Folks. A Magazine For Young People'' (1901). Anna E. Parrish published her fairy tale, “Benard at the Fish Convention” (The Continent, November 10, 1910). In this tall tale, the peace pipe is a fish. Just so you know, there is a real freshwater pipefish with the scientific name Syngnathinae. | ||
“The bookseller was smoking the peace pipe, sitting on the complete works of Jules Romains, who designed them for that purpose. He had a very pretty briar peace pipe, which he filled with olive tree leaves. He also had next to him a bowl to spit in, and a moist towel to cool his forehead and a bottle of Ricqlès mint alcohol to strengthen the effect of the peace pipe” (Boris Vian, ''Foam of the Daze'', 2003). Briar peace pipe? And this from a misguided youth: | |||
“Have you ever noticed that pipe thing in the front part of the church that people put quarters in?” “Yeah.” “It’s called a peace pipe.” “Okay.” “It’s called Heifer Project. They’re trying to solve world hunger. They think if people aren’t hungry it will be easier to have peace.” Robby waited. “That’s why they call it a peace pipe” (David Krewson, Robby Braveheart. A Novel, 2011). | “Have you ever noticed that pipe thing in the front part of the church that people put quarters in?” “Yeah.” “It’s called a peace pipe.” “Okay.” “It’s called Heifer Project. They’re trying to solve world hunger. They think if people aren’t hungry it will be easier to have peace.” Robby waited. “That’s why they call it a peace pipe” (David Krewson, Robby Braveheart. A Novel, 2011). | ||