Stein, Sarah Abrevaya.

Plumes ostrich feathers, Jews, and a lost world of global commerce / [electronic resource] : Sarah Abrevaya Stein. - New Haven : Yale University Press, c2008. - xii, 244 p. : ill., maps.

Map on endpapers.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-227) and index.

Introduction: The pursuit of plumes -- The Cape of Southern Africa : Atlantic crossings -- London : global feather hub -- The trans-Saharan trade : Mediterranean connections -- The American feather world -- Conclusion: Global stories.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Ostrich feather industry--History.
Jewish merchants--History.


Electronic books.

HD9429.F4 / S84 2008

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