Indigo: In Search of the Color That Seduced the World
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (684 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00BLVERAG |
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| Number of Pages | : | 576 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
McKinley's journey in search of beauty and her own history leads her to the West African women who dye, trade, and wear indigo - women who unwittingly teach her that buried deep in the folds of their cloths is all of destiny and the human story.. Brimming with rich, electrifying tales of the precious dye and its ancient heritage, Indigo is also the story of a personal quest: Catherine McKinley is the descendant of a clan of Scots who wore indigo tartan; Jewish "rag traders"; a Massachusetts textile factory owner; and African slaves - her ancestors were traded along the same Saharan routes as indigo, where a length of blue cotton could purchase human life
Michael Bellomo said Mis-marketing at its worst. I have nothing personal against Ms. McKinley, but I suspect the reason this book has 60+ reviews and her other two books have only 1 or "Mis-marketing at its worst" according to Michael Bellomo. I have nothing personal against Ms. McKinley, but I suspect the reason this book has 60+ reviews and her other two books have only 1 or 2 is due to the deceptive marketing of this particular work. Buyer beware: the book's cover description, 'In Search of the Color tha. is due to the deceptive marketing of this particular work. Buyer beware: the book's cover description, 'In Search of the Color tha. Raven Moore said My first insight into world history through cloth !. Unfortunately, Catherine McKinley’s “Indigo” is another one of those books that could go grossly overlooked because it’s informative. Truly her search for indigo revealed the severe tie between cloth and world history everywhere.A reader will g. BBWheeler said Poetic Journey into Self and Subject. I read Catherine McKinley's "Indigo: In Search of the Color That Seduced the World" not knowing quite what to expect. I knew it was a memoir and a searching, but didn't know it was also deep research into Africa and the history and context of African textiles and cult