Mahogany - The Costs of Luxury in Early America

Informationen zum Autor Jennifer L. Anderson is Associate Professor of History at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Jennifer L. Anderson, Anderson Jennifer L.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.05.2015
• EAN: 9780674503823
• ISBN: 978-0-674-50382-3
• No. of pages: 432
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, History: specific events & topics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Economic history, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, United States of America, USA, History: specific events and topics, History of the Americas, C 1600 To C 1700