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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Hat Companies, Hat Making, Milliners, Carmen Miranda, Boston Corbett, Luton, Joseph Marie Jacquard, Philip the Apostle, Denton, Greater Manchester, Stephen Jones, Richard Sharp, Mad Hatter, Zaida Ben-Yusuf, James Wilson, Almaron Dickinson, John Batterson Stetson, Samuel Mauger, Hatter's Castle, Henry Lee Morey, Prudence Millinery, Simone Mirman, Rose Bertin, James Irvine, Aras Baskauskas, Thomas Tryon, Richard Hotham, Karl Philipp Moritz, Ignacio Pinazo Camarlench, Anna Ben-Yusuf, Nick Smith, Ellen Louise Demorest, Lilly Dach, John B. Stetson Company, Akubra, John Cavanagh, Timothy Swan, Greenwoods, Resistol, Haberdasher, Arai Helmet, David Levi, Jacob Hutter, John Ross, Joshua Van Sant, Alex Rose, Heinrich Hssli, Hat World, John A. Gurley, Rod Keenan, James P. Maher, Philip Treacy, 59fifty, Jasper Ewing Brady, Luke Song, Wilson Reilly, Wyoming Mills, Mr. John, Judy Bentinck, Espraza, Nikolaos Skoufas, Joseph Bailey, Borsalino, Thomas Birch Florence, Tilley Endurables, Michael Carver Trout, Jrg Wilhalm, Benjamin Abbott, Hlne de Saint Lager, Hat Act, Damani Dada, Stacy Adams Shoe Company, S. F. Cushman Woolen Mill, Worshipful Company of Feltmakers, Gerard Albouy, Hat Block. Excerpt: An Akubra wide-brimmed hatAkubra is an Australian brand of hat, whose wide-brimmed styles are a distinctive part of Australian culture, especially in rural areas. The name is believed to be derived from an Aboriginal word for head covering. Akubra's best-known hats are made from rabbit fur felt with wide brims, and the term "Akubra" is often used to refer to a hat of this kind.The Akubra name is synonymous with the landscape of rural Australia, and these hats form an important part of an Australian s traditional clothing. Akubra hats are traditionally worn by farmers, graziers, horsemen, sto...
