Stein, Sarah Abrevaya <br/><br/>
Plumes : ostrich feathers, Jews, and a lost world of global commerce  text 
Sarah Abrevaya Stein 
 - New Haven, London  Yale University Press  2008 
 - 244p   Hbk 
<br/><br/> <p>Map on endpapers.Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-227) and index.</p> 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780300127362 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008031753 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Feathers<br/>Jewish merchants - History<br/>Ostrich feather industry - History
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>382.438 STE