Nathaniel's Nutmeg..
by Milton, Giles
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0374219362
- ISBN 13
- 9780374219369
- Seller
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Washburn, Wisconsin, United States
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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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- Bookseller
- Chequamegon Book Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33755
- Title
- Nathaniel's Nutmeg..
- Author
- Milton, Giles
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 4th Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0374219362
- ISBN 13
- 9780374219369
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Spice Trader, Nutmeg Industry, Indonesia, World History, Trade
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