Giles Milton
Paperback | Pages: 388 pages Rating: 3.83 | 4021 Users | 345 Reviews
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| Title | : | Nathaniel's Nutmeg: How One Man's Courage Changed the Course of History |
| Author | : | Giles Milton |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 388 pages |
| Published | : | 2005 by Sceptre (first published March 4th 1999) |
| Categories | : | History. Nonfiction. Food and Drink. Food. Travel. Adventure |
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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.Identify Books During Nathaniel's Nutmeg: How One Man's Courage Changed the Course of History
| Original Title: | Nathaniel's Nutmeg |
| ISBN: | 0340696761 (ISBN13: 9780340696767) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Nathaniel Courthope, Captain of the Swan |
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Ratings: 3.83 From 4021 Users | 345 ReviewsCrit Appertaining To Books Nathaniel's Nutmeg: How One Man's Courage Changed the Course of History
I have spent a good part of my reading life finishing everything I start. I can count on one hand the number of books I've started and haven't finished. To my credit, I have been a librarian for a long time and rarely do I start something that I don't think I'll like. I read too many book reviews, spend too much time on Goodreads, and pay attention to things like book awards to just randomly pick up a book off the shelf and start it. So my 99% completion rate isn't exactly that surprising.WhatHow is this book not more popular?! The story reads like Indiana Jones, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Marco Polo all in one. For nearly a century, the greatest powers in Europe battled over a tiny patch of ocean on the other side of the world. Thousands of men died on the quest for spices that today we buy for pennies. Giles Milton weaves a thrilling tale and is especially gifted at finding the best direct quotes from period letters and documents. A must-read for any history buff!
There was a time when people killed and died for nutmeg. Imagine that! Stinking nutmeg! Not even oregano or at least cinnamon. I must say on my list of things I would be willing to die for nutmeg is somewhere at the bottom, right before marmite. Nonetheless, The Dutch and the English and the Portuguese would fight relentlessly over the access to nutmeg. Apart from successfully killing the smell and taste of rotten meat, nutmeg was also known for curing just about anything from the plague to
This is an interesting recount of the history of English trade in the East and their battles with the Netherlands for supremacy over a small group of islands, the Bandas Islands, much coveted for their rich harvest of cloves, mace and nutmeg. Much credit must go to Milton who has managed to piece together this history despite the limited extant historical sources. This battle known as the 'spice race' which began in the late 16th century and lasted throughout the 17th century, as well as being
Not a history buff by any stretch? I'm not, but this book was fantastic.It offers a fascinating glimpse into the spice race of late 1500s and early 1600s, and how relatively few sailors seeking riches and glory set the course of history around the world.Full of detail and primary sources -- letters of tortured sailors, greedy merchants, out-of-touch bureaucrats, etc. -- yet shockingly approachable and impossible to put down at times.As an added note, it's a must-read for any New Yorker who wants
Summary:Nathaniels Nutmeg is about the battle for trade supremacy in the East Indies between the Dutch and English in the late 16th, early 17th century. The book focuses on the Banda Islandsa series of tiny islands in current day Maluku, which itself is an adaptation of the Portuguese word Moluccas meaning spiceries. This is essentially what the islands were for European merchants: spice plantations. With waves of the plague hitting Europe and the belief that nutmeg and mace were cure-alls, a
Brilliant.
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