Mahogany

Anderson, Jennifer L., 1966-

Mahogany the costs of luxury in early America / [electronic resource] : Jennifer L. Anderson. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012. - x, 398 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, port.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
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Mahogany industry--History--United States--18th century.
Mahogany--History--United States--18th century.


United States--Social life and customs--To 1775.
United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.


Electronic books.

HD9769.M33 / U625 2012eb

338.4/7674142