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

Giles Milton
3.83/5 (4098 ratings)
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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.
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
388 pages
Publication:
2005
Publisher:
Sceptre
Edition:
First Edition, paperback / softback
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0340696761
ISBN13:
9780340696767
kindle Asin:
B00KF2SN7A

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

Giles Milton
3.83/5 (4098 ratings)
Read Download
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.
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
388 pages
Publication:
2005
Publisher:
Sceptre
Edition:
First Edition, paperback / softback
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0340696761
ISBN13:
9780340696767
kindle Asin:
B00KF2SN7A

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