Nathaniel's Nutmeg : Or, the True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History
, by Milton, Giles (Author)Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780140292602 | 0140292608
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 7/1/2000
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.