{"product_id":"transatlantic-threads-sally-tuckett-9781474492997","title":"Transatlantic Threads: Scottish Linen and Society, C.1707-1780","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTransatlantic Threads \u003c\/i\u003eshows how studying the making, use and meaning of a relatively low-cost, utilitarian cloth like linen, broadens our understanding of eighteenth-century Scotland and the wider Atlantic world. Different types of linen cloth were used across society everyday: from fine shirts worn by the rich, to coarse aprons worn by labourers; from expensive bed sheets, to canvas used for ships' sails. Eighteenth-century linen production was a Scottish economic success story, with thousands of people working to produce millions of yards of yarn and woven cloth. It was also how Scots became inextricably linked with transatlantic trade and the slavery economy, as the desire to capture the colonial market was a key driver for developing coarse linen production. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing a material commodity to explore everyday experiences of ordinary people, particularly women, non-elite and enslaved people, \u003ci\u003eTransatlantic Threads \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the cultural and social significance of linen in Scottish and transatlantic society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sally Tuckett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474492991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474492997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Sally Tuckett","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46807139713279,"sku":"9781474492997","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_750c88f9-3f06-459c-8107-b4a966909ce6.jpg?v=1745378655","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/transatlantic-threads-sally-tuckett-9781474492997","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}