The Hat That Killed a Billion Birds: The Decimation of World Avian Populations for Women's Fashion

by Arthur G. Sharp

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476693285
• ISBN13: 9781476693286
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 267 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.2" x 10.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up