Nathaniel's Nutmeg: Or, the True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History - Hardcover

Milton, Giles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0374219362 ISBN 13: 9780374219369

Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1999

Synopsis

Chronicles the exploits of Nathaniel Courthope and his band of seafaring adventurers in the Spice Islands of the early seventeenth century, where they faced down the Dutch navy--and sundry profiteers--on behalf of the budding British Empire.

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Review:

A rousing historical romp. "The New York Times Book Review"

["Nathaniel's Nutmeg"] deftly and arrestingly captures the sorry history of the European lust for nutmeg and its devastating impact on the Spice Islands....Milton is a storyteller of the first rank. "Kirkus Reviews"

Milton's book tells an absorbing story of perilous voyages, greed and political machinations in the Age of Exploration. "Publishers Weekly""

"A rousing historical romp." --The New York Times Book Review

"[Nathaniel's Nutmeg] deftly and arrestingly captures the sorry history of the European lust for nutmeg and its devastating impact on the Spice Islands....Milton is a storyteller of the first rank." --Kirkus Reviews

"Milton's book tells an absorbing story of perilous voyages, greed and political machinations in the Age of Exploration." --Publishers Weekly

From the Back Cover:

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 adventures 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 Manhattan.

A brilliant adventure story of unthinkable hardship, 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0374219362
• ISBN 13: 9780374219369
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 388