Plumes : ostrich feathers, Jews, and a lost world of global commerce
Stein, Sarah Abrevaya2009
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From Yiddish-speaking Russian-Lithuanian feather handlers in South Africa to London manufacturers and wholesalers, from New York's Lower East Side to entrepreneurial farms in the American West, this text explores the details of a remarkably vibrant yet ephemeral culture.
Main title:
Plumes : ostrich feathers, Jews, and a lost world of global commerce / Sarah Abrevaya Stein.
Author:
Imprint:
New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2009.
Collation:
224 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780300127362 (hbk)
Dewey class:
382.438524382.438524 STE
Local class:
382.438524
Language:
English
BRN:
741543