Nathaniel's Nutmeg: How One Man's Courage Changed the Course of History
by Milton, Giles
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0340696753
- ISBN 13
- 9780340696750
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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
- M Godding Books Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 270171
- Title
- Nathaniel's Nutmeg: How One Man's Courage Changed the Course of History
- Author
- Milton, Giles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0340696753
- ISBN 13
- 9780340696750
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1999-03-04
- Size
- 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo)
- X weight
- 18 oz
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