Plumes from Paradise - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Plumes from Paradise write by Pamela Swadling. This book was released on 2019-12. Plumes from Paradise available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The natural resources of New Guinea and nearby islands have attracted outsiders for at least 5000 years: spices, aromatic woods and barks, resins, plumes, sea slugs, shells and pearls all brought traders from distant markets. Among the most sought-after was the bird of paradise. Their magnificent plumes bedecked the hats of fashion-conscious women in Europe and America, provided regalia for the Kings of Nepal, and decorated the headdresses of Janissaries of the Ottoman Empire. Plumes from Paradise tells the story of this interaction, and of the economic, political, social and cultural consequence for the island's inhabitants. It traces 400 years of economic and political history, culminating in the 'plume boom' of the early part of the 20th century, when an unprecedented number of outsiders flocked to the island's coasts and hinterlands. The story teems with the variety of people involved: New Guineans, Indonesians, Chinese, Europeans, hunters, traders, natural historians and their collectors, officials, missionaries, planters, miners, adventurers of every kind. In the wings were the conservationists, whose efforts brought the slaughter of the plume boom to an end and ushered in an era of comparative isolation for the island that lasted until World War II.
Birds of Paradise
Birds of Paradise - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Birds of Paradise write by Tim Laman. This book was released on 2012. Birds of Paradise available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this dazzling photo essay, Laman and Scholes present gorgeous full-color photographs of all 39 species of the Birds of Paradise that highlight their unique and extraordinary plumage and mating behavior.
Paradise Plumes
Paradise Plumes - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Paradise Plumes write by G. Munro Turnbull. This book was released on 1934. Paradise Plumes available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds
Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds write by Phil Gregory. This book was released on 2020-02-25. Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. First published in the United Kingdom by Helm/Bloomsbury in 2019.
Drawn From Paradise: The Discovery, Art and Natural History of the Birds of Paradise
Drawn From Paradise: The Discovery, Art and Natural History of the Birds of Paradise - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Drawn From Paradise: The Discovery, Art and Natural History of the Birds of Paradise write by Sir David Attenborough. This book was released on 2012-08-30. Drawn From Paradise: The Discovery, Art and Natural History of the Birds of Paradise available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Drawn from Paradise is David Attenborough’s journey through the cultural history of the birds of paradise, one of the most exquisite and extravagant, colourful and intriguing families of birds.