The hat that killed a billion birds : the decimation of world avian populations for women's fashion /

"During the late 1800s and early 1900s, it was common practice for milliners to decorate women's hats with birds' feathers and plumes-and sometimes with the birds themselves. As many as 300 million birds per year were killed for this fashionable enterprise, causing the extinction of s...

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Main Author: Sharp, Arthur G. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : MCFARLAND, 2023
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2024]
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