Plumes
Ostrich Feathers, Jews, and a Lost World of Global Commerce
by Sarah Abrevaya Stein
244 pages· ISBN 9780300142853
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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.
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