Mahogany : the costs of luxury in early America
- Author/Creator:
- Anderson, Jennifer L., 1966-
- Publication/Creation:
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012
- Resource Type:
- Book
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- Full Title:
- Mahogany : the costs of luxury in early America / Jennifer L. Anderson
Subjects/Genre
- Genre:
- Electronic books
- Subjects:
- Mahogany industry--United States--History--18th century
Mahogany--United States--History--18th century
United States--Social life and customs--To 1775
United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- A new species of elegance -- The gold standard of Jamaican mahogany -- Supplying the Empire with mahogany -- The bitters and the sweets of trade -- Slavery in the rain forest -- Redefining mahogany in the Early Republic -- Mastering nature and the challenge of mahogany -- Democratizing mahogany and the advent of steam -- An old species of elegance.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 398 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps ; cm.
- Local Note:
- Available to current Emory faculty, students and staff.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 990032610740302486
- ISBN:
- 0674067266 (electronic bk.)
9780674067264 (electronic bk.)
9780674048713 (hbk.)
0674048717 (hbk.) - OCLC Number:
- 818143122
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