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Nathaniel's Nutmeg, True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History
by Giles Milton
- HISTORY
- 2000
- PAPER
- 388 PAGES
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A rousing tale of international competition, greed and exploitation in 17th-century Indonesia. The book revolves around Nathaniel Courthroupe, who held off Dutch marauders on a tiny nutmeg-producing island from 1616-1620 (before being killed). The Dutch eventually got the island (and control over much of Indonesia) but gave the British the island of Manhattan in exchange. It's a great story, well told -- and all true.
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