An interesting historical perspective on grievances of the American colonists struggling under British tyranny. London hatters were losing business to American hatters and influenced Parliament to pass a law prohibiting the exportation of hats from America to bolster the British hat making industry. It was called the Hat Act.

The book goes into detail about the beaver trade and how politics was driven by business. The final part of the book gives the details and names of the processes involved in creating a Colonial hat. ( )