Nathaniel's Nutmeg
by Milton, Giles
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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.
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- Title
- Nathaniel's Nutmeg
- Author
- Milton, Giles
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used:Good
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- 3
- ISBN 10
- 1250069289
- ISBN 13
- 9781250069283
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- Picador Paper
- Date Published
- 2015-06-02
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