Record Number |
850709 |
ISBN |
9780340696767 (paperback) |
Author |
Milton, Giles author. |
Title |
Nathaniel's nutmeg : how one man's courage changed the course of history / Giles Milton. |
Publisher/Date |
London : John Murray, 2015. |
©1999 |
Pagination etc. |
xi, 388 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. |
Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary Note |
The extraordinary adventure-filled story of how England came to own Manhattan in the seventeenth century. 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 world's 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. |
Subject - Name |
Coen, Jan Pieterszoon, -- 1587-1629 |
Courthope, Nathaniel |
Subject |
Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie -- History |
Nutmeg industry -- Indonesia -- Maluku -- History -- 17th century |
Spice trade -- Indonesia -- Maluku -- History -- 17th century |
Indonesia -- History -- 1478-1798 |
Maluku (Indonesia) -- History |
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 17th century |
Shelf Location |
338.17383 MILT |