Mahogany the costs of luxury in early America /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Anderson, Jennifer L., 1966-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • 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.