Nathaniel's Nutmeg. How One Man's Courage Changed The Course Of History.

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Hodder And Stoughton
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 1999
Edition: First Edition

Description: 388 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. The Island Can Be Smelled Before It Can Be Seen. From More Than Ten Miles Out To Sea A Fragrance Hangs In The Air, And Long Before The Bowler-hat Mountain Hoves Into View You Know You Are Nearing Land.

Publishers Description: In 1616, an English adventurer, Nathaniel Courthope, stepped ashore on a remote island in the East Indies on a secret mission - to persuade the islanders of Run to grant a monopoly to England over their nutmeg, a fabulously valuable spice in Europe. This infuriated the Dutch, who were determined to control the worlds nutmeg supply. For five years Courthope and his band of thirty men were besieged by a force one hundred times greater - and his heroism set in motion the events that led to the founding of the greatest city on earth. A beautifully told adventure story and a fascinating depiction of exploration in the seventeenth century, NATHANIELS NUTMEG sheds a remarkable light on history.

ISBN: 9780340696767