Tulipomania
The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower and the Extraordinary Passions it Aroused
$42.89
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2010
Summary
In 1630s’ Holland, thousands of people, from the wealthiest merchants to the lowest street traders, were caught up in a frenzy of buying and selling. The object of the speculation was not oil or gold, but the tulip, a delicate and exotic bloom that had just arrived from the east. Over three years, rare tulip bulbs changed hands for sums that would have bought a house in Amsterdam: a single bulb could sell for more than 300 000 at today’s prices. Fortunes were made overnight, but then lost whe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753827994 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0753827999 |
| Author: | Mike Dash |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2010 |
| Weight: | 226g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 131mm x 22mm |
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‘A marvellous parable of greed, skulduggery, opulence, extravagance and retribution.’ - Simon Singh.
’[Dash] has the storyteller’s knack of making his readers feel present in the sweaty, smoke-filled taverns of Haarlem…a shining tribute to this extraordinary flower.’ - TLS.About The Author
Mike Dash
Mike Dash read history at Cambridge and received his PhD from the University of London. Having worked for the Fortean Times and The Ministry of Sound, he is now setting up his own company.
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