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Author:

Anderson, Jennifer L., 1966-

Title:

Mahogany : the costs of luxury in early America / Jennifer L. Anderson.

Publisher:

Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

x, 398 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 22 cm.

Subject:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN:

0674048717 (alk. paper)
9780674048713 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)780415769

LCCN:

2012010780

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)