Mahogany the costs of luxury in early America

A new species of elegance -- The gold standard of Jamaican mahogany -- Supplying the Empire -- The bitters and the sweets of trade -- Slavery in the rainforest -- Redefining mahogany in the Early Republic -- Mastering nature and the challenge of mahogany -- Democratizing mahogany and the advent of s...

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1. Verfasser: Anderson, Jennifer L. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Mass u.a. Harvard University Press 2012
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Zusammenfassung:A new species of elegance -- The gold standard of Jamaican mahogany -- Supplying the Empire -- The bitters and the sweets of trade -- Slavery in the rainforest -- 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.
A new species of elegance -- The gold standard of Jamaican mahogany -- Supplying the Empire -- The bitters and the sweets of trade -- Slavery in the rainforest -- 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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:X, 398 S.
Ill., Kt.
22 cm
ISBN:0674048717
0-674-04871-7
9780674048713
978-0-674-04871-3