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.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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
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.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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