Arthur G. Sharp

The Hat That Killed a Billion Birds

The Decimation of World Avian Populations for Women's Fashion

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Produktbeschreibung

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 some entire species and the endangerment of others. Lawmakers and bird aficionados were slow to react to the effects of this practice, which went on almost unabated for a quarter of a century. Then, noted naturalists like George Bird Grinnell, William T. Hornaday, and President Theodore Roosevelt, who recognized the economic benefits birds provided, banded together to pass meaningful legislation to protect them and to curb the production of murderous millinery. This book explores the troubled history of millinery and its complicated relationship to birds and conservation. It explores why it took so long for the slaughter to end and how the efforts of individuals and groups brought about change.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 511g
• ISBN-13: 9781476693286
• ISBN-10: 1476693285
• Artikelnr.: 69893635

Autorenporträt

Arthur G. Sharp is a Sun City Center, Florida, based writer/editor whose publications include 25 books and more than 2,500 articles on a variety of topics.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Introduction
1.
The Birds Start Slipping Away
2.
How Did It Happen?
3.
Follow the Money
4.
Bird Murder and Women's Hats
5.
Bicycles, Tricycles, and Fashion Cycles
6.
But Did the Ladies Listen?
7.
Which Birds Is It Okay to Kill?
8.
Who Was to Blame?
9.
Fashion Writers Play a Key Role 10.
Another Skirmish in the War Between the Sexes 11.
Editorial License 12.
Blow Guns, Knives, and Other Cruel Weapons 13.
There's an Endless Supply of Birds-Isn't There? 14.
Save the Birds 15.
The Audubon Society Picks Up the Cudgel 16.
"Arbird" Day 17.
Laws Are Literally for the Birds 18.
Who Owns the Birds? 19.
The Turning Point Arrives 20.
Embarrassment Knows No Boundaries 21.
Regional Rivalries 22.
The Audubonists' Antithesis 23.
Reading the Signs 24.
Silz Courts the Supremes 25.
Welcome to Finley's World 26.
Meet Max Schlemmer 27.
Looking at the Moon Without Rose-Colored Glasses 28.
Delaware Thanks the Milliners 29.
The Law of Fashion Prevails 30.
From Missouri to Massachusetts 31.
Milliners and Hats Are on Top 32.
The Milliners Fight Back 33.
Two Sides to the Story 34.
The Business of Business 35.
Calling All Ladies 36.
White Herons and Birds of Paradise 37.
The Ostrich 38.
Game Wardens 39.
The Hunters 40.
Birds Don't Have to Die When They Can Be Dyed 41.
Those Who Refuse to See the Birds for the Trees 42.
The Campaign Goes International Epilogue: One Good "Tern" Deserves Another Appendix A: Confusing Bird Protection Laws Appendix B: Expansion of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 Notes Bibliography Index