American Pearls
Author : Howard E. Washburn
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Page : 66 pages
File Size : 21,50 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Pearl fisheries
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Author : Howard E. Washburn
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Page : 66 pages
File Size : 21,50 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Pearl fisheries
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Author : Molly A. Warsh
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 14,14 MB
Release : 2018-03-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1469638983
Pearls have enthralled global consumers since antiquity, and the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella explicitly charged Columbus with finding pearls, as well as gold and silver, when he sailed westward in 1492. American Baroque charts Spain's exploitation of Caribbean pearl fisheries to trace the genesis of its maritime empire. In the 1500s, licit and illicit trade in the jewel gave rise to global networks, connecting the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean to the pearl-producing regions of the Chesapeake and northern Europe. Pearls—a unique source of wealth because of their renewable, fungible, and portable nature—defied easy categorization. Their value was highly subjective and determined more by the individuals, free and enslaved, who produced, carried, traded, wore, and painted them than by imperial decrees and tax-related assessments. The irregular baroque pearl, often transformed by the imagination of a skilled artisan into a fantastical jewel, embodied this subjective appeal. Warsh blends environmental, social, and cultural history to construct microhistories of peoples' wide-ranging engagement with this deceptively simple jewel. Pearls facilitated imperial fantasy and personal ambition, adorned the wardrobes of monarchs and financed their wars, and played a crucial part in the survival strategies of diverse people of humble means. These stories, taken together, uncover early modern conceptions of wealth, from the hardscrabble shores of Caribbean islands to the lavish rooms of Mediterranean palaces.
Author : Henry Louis Mencken
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Page : 588 pages
File Size : 40,14 MB
Release : 1927
Category : Periodicals
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Page : 776 pages
File Size : 46,4 MB
Release : 1927
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Author : Stowell, A. & Co., Inc., Boston
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Page : 68 pages
File Size : 27,87 MB
Release : 1913
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Author : Eric V. Copage
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 35,88 MB
Release : 2011-06-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0062047736
Eric V. Copage's Black Pearls is an extraordinary book of inspirational thoughts and practical advice for African-Americans. The 365 quotes that begin each day's entry range from African proverbs to wisdom from Oprah Winfrey, Malcolm X, Terry McMillan, Bill Cosby, Rosa Parks, Spike Lee, Marian Wright Edelman, Alice Walker, and Martin Luther King, Jr., among hundreds of other diverse and accomplished people of African descent. And each day's entry covers a new topic: Love, Anger, Pride, Dieting, Stress, Stereotypes, Power, and Success are just a few! From the daily inspirations, author Eric V. Copage suggests meditations and specific actions that will help readers boost their spirits -- and achieve their dreams.
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Page : 1642 pages
File Size : 11,14 MB
Release : 1911
Category : American literature
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American national trade bibliography.
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Page : 610 pages
File Size : 12,90 MB
Release : 1884
Category : Natural history
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Page : 808 pages
File Size : 13,57 MB
Release : 1915
Category : Hats
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Page : 1220 pages
File Size : 30,4 MB
Release : 1916
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