Nathaniel's Nutmeg: How One Man's Courage Changed the Course of History - Hardcover

Milton, Giles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0340696753 ISBN 13: 9780340696750

Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1999

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Physical description; xi, 388p : ill., maps,ports ; 21cm. Subjects; East India Company - History. Nederladsche Oost-Indische Compagnie - History. Nutmeg industry - Indonesia - Maluku - History - 17th century. Spice trade - Indonesia - Maluku - History - 17th century.

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Reseña del editor:

In 1616, an English adventurer, Nathaniel Courthope, stepped ashore on a remote island in the East Indies on a secret mission - to persuade the islanders of Run to grant a monopoly to England over their nutmeg, a fabulously valuable spice in Europe. This infuriated the Dutch, who were determined to control the world's nutmeg supply. For five years Courthope and his band of thirty men were besieged by a force one hundred times greater - and his heroism set in motion the events that led to the founding of the greatest city on earth. A beautifully told adventure story and a fascinating depiction of exploration in the seventeenth century, "Nathaniel's Nutmeg" a remarkable light on history.

Biografía del autor:

Giles Milton is a writer and journalist. He has contributed articles for most of the British national newspapers as well as many foreign publications and specialises in the history of travel and exploration. In the course of his researches, he has travelled extensively in Europe and the Middle East.

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• Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0340696753
• ISBN 13: 9780340696750
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 384