Nathaniel's Nutmeg: How One Man's Courage Changed the Course of History
by Giles Milton
Rating
LanguageEN
Total Pages388 pages
ISBN
9780340696767
Published
1999
Description
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 turne...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.
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