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The Taste of Conquest, The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice

The Taste of Conquest, The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice

by Michael Krondl

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

A history of the world when pepper, cinnamon and cloves were as valuable as gold, and Venice, Lisbon and Amsterdam all jockeyed for control of the global market.  (EUR279, $16.00)


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