Nathaniel's Nutmeg: Or, the True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History
by Milton, Giles
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- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0374219362
- ISBN 13
- 9780374219369
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Synopsis
The tiny island of Run is an insignificant speck in the middle of the Indonesian archipelago--remote, tranquil, and now largely ignored. At the beginning of the seventeenth century, however, Run's harvest of nutmeg turned it into the most lucrative of the Spice Islands, precipitating a fierce and bloody battle between the all-powerful Dutch East India Company and a small band of ragtag British adventurers led by the intrepid Nathaniel Courthope . The outcome of the fighting was one of the most spectacular deals in history: Britain ceded Run to Holland, but in return was given another small island, Manhattan. A brilliant adventure story of unthinkable hardship and savagery, the navigation of uncharted waters, and the exploitation of new worlds, Nathaniel's Nutmeg is a remarkable chapter in the history of the colonial powers.
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- Title
- Nathaniel's Nutmeg: Or, the True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History
- Author
- Milton, Giles
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0374219362
- ISBN 13
- 9780374219369
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus & Giroux
- Place of Publication
- Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- SPICE TRADE INDONESIA HISTORY NEDERLANDSCHE
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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