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Mahogany : The Costs of Luxury in Early America.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2012Copyright date: ©2012Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (421 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780674067264
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: MahoganyDDC classification:
  • 338.4/7674142
LOC classification:
  • HD9769
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- 1. A New Species of Elegance -- 2. The Gold Standard of Jamaican Mahogany -- 3. Supplying the Empire with Mahogany -- 4. The Bitters and the Sweets of Trade -- 5. Slavery in the Rain Forest -- 6. Redefining Mahogany in the Early Republic -- 7. Mastering Nature and the Challenge of Mahogany -- 8. Democratizing Mahogany and the Advent of Steam -- 9. An Old Species of Elegance -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Summary: Colonial Americans were enamored with the rich colors and silky surface of mahogany. As this exotic wood became fashionable, demand for it set in motion a dark, hidden story of human and environmental exploitation. Anderson traces the path from source to sale, revealing how prosperity and desire shaped not just people's lives but the natural world.
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Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- 1. A New Species of Elegance -- 2. The Gold Standard of Jamaican Mahogany -- 3. Supplying the Empire with Mahogany -- 4. The Bitters and the Sweets of Trade -- 5. Slavery in the Rain Forest -- 6. Redefining Mahogany in the Early Republic -- 7. Mastering Nature and the Challenge of Mahogany -- 8. Democratizing Mahogany and the Advent of Steam -- 9. An Old Species of Elegance -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

Colonial Americans were enamored with the rich colors and silky surface of mahogany. As this exotic wood became fashionable, demand for it set in motion a dark, hidden story of human and environmental exploitation. Anderson traces the path from source to sale, revealing how prosperity and desire shaped not just people's lives but the natural world.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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